United States, Florida, 28.75054, -82.5001United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Clayton, George R.1836-02-28Letter dated February 28, 1836 from George R. Clayton to William Schley, Governor of Georgia (1835-1837). Clayton indicates that he is preparing for service in the Florida campaign against the Seminole Indians, who are accused of encroaching on Georgia's borders and committing "cruelties." Clayton requests information specific to administrative procedures for the appointment of General Pope's staff officers. Clayton refers to recent orders of the War Department respecting such appointments and requests advice from Schley.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/jpegtcc567engMode 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 08.Seminole Indians--Claims againstGeorgia. Militia--Appointments and retirementsGeorgia. Militia--RegulationsSeminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842Letter, 1836 Feb. 28, Athens, [Georgia] to William Schley, [Governor of Georgia], Milledgeville, Geo[rgia] / George R. ClaytonText