United States, Florida, 28.75054, -82.5001United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Gamble, R. L., fl. 18361836-02-15This document is a letter from R. L. Gamble and several other Jefferson County volunteer militiamen who are eager to offer their services as a rifle company in the fight against the Seminole Indians in Florida, probably related to the Second Seminole War (1835-1842). The letter, dated February 15, 1836, is directed to William Schley, Governor of Georgia (1835-1837).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/jpegtcc565engMode 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 05, document 06.Military assistanceSeminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842Georgia. Militia--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.Military service, VoluntaryLetter, 1836 Feb. 15, Jefferson County, [Georgia] to William Schley, Gov[erno]r [of Georgia], Milledgeville, G[eorgi]a / R.L. Gamble ... [et al.]Text