- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1836 May 22, Tallahassee [Florida to] Gov[erno]r William Schley / R[ichard] K. Call
- Creator:
- Florida. Governor (1835-1840 : Call)
- Date of Original:
- 1836-05-22
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Warfare
Seminole Indians--Warfare
Military assistance
Border patrols - Location:
- United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026
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 is a letter from Florida Governor Richard K. Call to Governor William Schley (Governor of Georgia, 1835-1837) suggesting that Schley send troops to guard the southeastern boundary of Georgia. Call fears that Creek Indians in Alabama have been communicating with Seminole Indians in Florida and are likely to invade Florida through the southeastern section of Georgia. Call also mentions General Searcy as the bearer of this letter and suggests that Governor Schley confer with Searcy on what is to be done about these problems.
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:
- tcc573
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc573
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc573#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc573/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 08, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Tallahassee
22d May 1836
Sir
The situation of Florida at the present moment engaged on her southern border, in a war of extermination with the Seminole Indians, and threatened on the North by Invasin [Invasion] from the Creeks, is truly embarrassing. The position of the Creek Indians located in the bosom of the powerful state of Alabama. and Surrounded as they are by the white settlements, forbids the belief, deluded as they, are, that they can entertain a hope of sustaining themselves in that Country, It is believed they have at all times kept up a communication with the Seminoles, and that when pressed by the forces of Georgia and Alabama, They will endeavor to escape to the Peninsula of Florida. should this be the case, the south Eastern Counties of Georgia, and a large portion of this Territory will be desolated in the retreat, to prevent this evil, I would Respectfully suggest the propriety of Stationing such a force on the Eastern frontier of the Nation, as will hold the enemy in check. I have sent Genl [General] Searcy the bearer of this letter to confer with your Excellency on the subject and to whom I beg leave to refer you for the necessary information
Very Respectfully
your obt St [obedient Servant]
[Signed] R [Richard] K Call
Gv [Governor] of Florida His Excell. [Excellency] William Schley Gov of Georgia
Page: [2]
Letter
Gov. of Florida
22 May 1836.
Florida Expedition
May 22, 1836
Page: [3]
His Excellency William Schley Govr [Governor] of Georgia
Govr. [Governor] Call
Answered
28th May 1836