- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1836 Feb. 29, Newnan, Coweta [County], G[eorgi]a to W[illia]m Schley, Gove[r]nor of G[eorgi]a, Milledgeville, G[eorgi]a / Capt[ain] W[illia]m Anderson
- Creator:
- Anderson, William, fl. 1836
- Date of Original:
- 1836-02-29
- Subject:
- 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:
- letters (correspondence)
military records - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a letter from Captain William Anderson, commander of a troop of volunteers from Coweta County, Georgia, to William Schley, Governor of Georgia (1835-1837), dated February 29, 1836. Anderson expresses his concerns and the distress of his men at the prospect of marching to Florida to fight the Seminoles during the summer months but requests marching orders nevertheless. He refers to a previous correspondence also available as tcc566.
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:
- tcc569
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc569
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc569#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc569/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:
- 3 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 10.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Newnan
Febuary [February] 29th 1836
To his Excelency [Excellency] the Govenor [Governor] Sir
I wrote you A few lines some time ago informing you we were Ready for Action and if our services were needed that we were willing to march at any time if they are not needed we want to no [know] it for as I stated before the most of us are Labouring [Laboring] men and want to noe [know] how to meet our Innsirginceys [Insurgencies] further I am autherised [authorised] by the company to say to you that they are not going Down into Florida in the sumer [summer] season for they say that they had Rather go & fight the Indians all winter than to march from here and stay there in the sumer [summer] season and Do nothing so if our services are needed we are willing to serve our Country and would like to noe [know] it as early as practicable, and alsoe noe [also know] about the Request in the federal union about [deleted text: our ] Requestin [deleted text: g ] [added text: ts ] our company to Rendesvouse [Rendezvous] at Columbus which has Rendered mutch [much] inconvenience to several of our company you will be soe [so] good as to give us information immediately upon the Recept [Receipt] of this in haste
I Remain Yours Respectfully till Death
[Signed] Wm [William] [unclear text: U ] Anderson Capt of the Coweta Independant Vollenteers [Independent Volunteers] To his Excelency [Excellency] Wm [William] Schley
Page: [2]
Letter
Capt W.U. Anderson
29th Febry [February] 1836
Vol Flor. [Volunteer Florida] Expedition
Page: [3]
NEWNn Ga
FEB 29
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12 ~
To his Excelency [Excellency] Wm [William] Schley Govenor [Governor] of Ga Milledgeville Ga
Capt Wm [William] U Anderson