United States, Florida, 28.75054, -82.5001United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Florida. Governor (1834-1835 : Eaton)1836-01-17This letter dated January 17, 1836 from John Eaton, Governor of the Florida Territory, to Governor William Schley (Governor of Georgia, 1835-1837) informs Schley of an attack on December 28, 1835, in which Major Dade and almost all of his troops were killed by Indians. Eaton asks Schley to send troops to aid Florida forces in battling the Seminoles, and he also warns that any more victories for the Seminoles and their black allies might induce slaves to run away and join forces with the Indians.Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2001, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.text/htmlimage/jpegtcc559engMode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: AT&T DjVu browser plug-in needed to view images of documents.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 50, folder 04, document 12.Fugitive slavesMilitary assistanceSeminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842Letter, 1836 Jan. 17, Tallahassee [Florida to] Gov[ernor] W[illia]m Schley / John H. EatonText