- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1836 Feb. 18, Newnan, Coweta [County, Georgia] to W[illia]m Schley, Gove[r]nor of Georgia, Milledgevill[e], G[eorgi]a / Capt[ain] W[illia]m Anderson
- Creator:
- Anderson, William, fl. 1836
- Date of Original:
- 1836-02-18
- Subject:
- Military assistance
Georgia. Militia--Mobilization
Seminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842
Military service, Voluntary - Location:
- United States, Florida, 28.75054, -82.5001
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018 - Medium:
- official reports
military records - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a letter from Captain William Anderson, commanding a company of volunteer militiamen in Coweta County, Georgia, to William Schley, Governor of Georgia (1835-1837), dated February 18, 1836. Anderson informs Schley that, pursuant to an executive order, he has assembled and equipped volunteers prepared to fight in a campaign against the Indians in Florida, probably relative to the Second Seminole War (1835-1842), and wishes to know the governor's orders regarding their activation. Anderson reports that most of the men are unable to furnish horses and therefore cannot fulfill the need for a mounted party. He also expresses his opinions on both the alleged depredations of the Indians and the cowardice of those citizens who are trying to avoid service in the conflict. This correspondence is related to tcc569 of the Southeastern Native American Documents database.
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:
- tcc566
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc566
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc566#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc566/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 07.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Newnan
Febuary [February] 18th 1836
To the Govenor [Governor] & Commander in chief of the state of Georgia Sir
acording [according] to [illegible text] your order for A Draught [Draft] some time since which was to have taken place we A few names of us whose names You have allreadey [already] in your office turned Vollenteers [Volunteers] at the call of our country and are not at your command and make one request of Your Excelency [Excellency] which is to let us [unclear text: noe [know] ] our Destiny as we are mostly Labouring [Laboring] men [deleted text: d ] wish to no [know] if we have to march or not soe [so] that we may noe [know] how to arrange our business to meet the emmergincy [emergency] of A campaign, I see from A Request of General Scott he has Requested you to furnish him with mountted [mounted] men which is contrary to our convenience as most of us are unable to furnish ourselves with horses fit for service of that kind, and those that are [added text: are ] Runing [Running] about seeking office in some [unclear text: grade ] or other to keep from Service of the Line I noe [know] several who are entirely out of business that might have Vollunteered [Volunteered] who [deleted text: is ] are now seeking office and making the Largest kind of show is A man is not willing to shoulder his muskett [musket] and goe [go] to the Relief of his fellow
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man who is suffering the tortures & pains of scalping knife & Tomahawk of the savage is not fit for an officer whoe [who] ever has the good of his country at heart is willing to goe aney [go any] way. Just [added text: as ] we are and if our services are needed they are Reddy [Ready] and if they are not please Let us noe [know], we have equipt [equipped] our selves Reay [Ready] for A march in four & twenty hours warning and wait your order
in haste I Remain yours Respectfully --
[Signed] Wm [William] U Anderson Capt of the Coweta Indepenant Vollenteers [Independent Volunteers] --
To his Excellencey [Excellency] Wm [William] Schley --
PS, we have been at the expence [expense] of equiping [equipping] our selves and if our service is not needed to march to florda we are Disposed to form our selves into A companey [company] of Vollenteers [Volunteers] to serve our country when ever our service may be needed and wish to now [know] if your exelencey [excellency] if you will furnish us with A complete set of [deleted text: A ] arms & acoutrements [accouterments] for the purpose soe [so] that we may allways [always] be Ready for service whenever needed Yours in haste
[Signed] Wm [William] U Anderson Capt.
[unclear text: T ] Wm [William] Schley
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Letter
Capt W.U. Anderson
18 Febry [February] 1836
Vol Florida Expedition
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NEWNn [Newnan] Ga
FEB 19
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To his Excelincy [Excellency] Wm [William] Schley- Milledgevill Ga
Capt. W. U Anderson
Coweta