- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1836 Feb. 9, Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia to William Schley, Governor [of Georgia], Milledgeville, Georgia / Col[onel] E. P. Daniel
- Creator:
- Daniel, E. P.
- Date of Original:
- 1836-02-09
- Subject:
- Georgia. Militia--Appointments and retirements
Seminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- job applications
military records - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Letter dated February 9, 1836 from Colonel E. P. Daniel to William Schley, Governor of Georgia (1835-1837). Daniel requests the appointment of Regiment Commander and cites his previous experience. He specifically requests command of a detachment to fight Indians (probably in relation to the Second Seminole War, 1835-1842).
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. - Local Identifier:
- tcc562
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc562
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc562#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc562/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], Telamon Cuyler, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia
- Extent:
- 4 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 50, folder 05, document 03.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Zebulon
9th Feby [February] 1836
Dear Sir
permit me for the first time I have [unclear text: ever ] Troubled you [unclear text: any one ] of this state filing [filling] the office you do [deleted text: for ] to ask from you the appointment of Coln. [Colonel] of the Redgment [Regiment] from General Rutherfords Brigade, this is my understanding of the Law, -- that you have to make the appointment if so I should like to get it as to my qualifications you can know nothing about. If you will call on John A Cuthbert or Wilkins Hunt of Milledgeville they Know me if you can consista [deleted text: y ] ntly [consistently] with your feeling confer on me the command you will confer on me a favor and if I should be fortunate enough to get the appointment please inform me wether [whether] or not. I have the appointing of my own staff. I have Commanded the 56th R G M [Regiment Georgia Militia] Something better I believe then [than] 2 years as Coln [Colonel], and if it is not interfering to [too] far I want the Command of this detachment from this Brigade agains [against] the Indians
Yours Respectfully &c [et cetera]
[Signed] E.P. Daniel William Schley Governor &c [et cetera]
Page: [2]
Letter
E.P. Daniel
9 February 1836.
Florida Expedition
Page: [3]
The [unclear text: author ] was written in great haste. if I should not suceed [succeed] myself I should like for you to confer on Dr. Jonathan Adams of this County the appointment of [unclear text: Surgent ] of this detachment. there is no doubt of his qualifications
[Signed] E.P. D [Daniel]
Page: [4]
To His Excellency William Schley Milledgeville Georgia
Col. E.P. Daniel Zebulon Pike County. wishes to be appointed to Command.