- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1836 May 23, Putnam County, Georgia [to] Governor W[illia]m Schley, Milledgeville, Georgia / W[illia]m Turner
- Creator:
- Turner, William, fl. 1836
- Date of Original:
- 1836-05-23
- Subject:
- Georgia. Militia--Appointments and retirements
- People:
- Clinch, Duncan Lamont, 1787-1849
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
military records - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a letter dated May 23, 1836 from William Turner to Governor William Schley (Governor of Georgia, 1835-1837) regarding the recent resignation of General (Duncan L. ?) Clinch. Turner suggests that the governor call Clinch into service in Georgia, where he has retired in St. Mary's.
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:
- tcc575
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc575
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc575#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc575/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 08, document 03.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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Putnam County,
23d. [23rd] May, 1836.
His Excellency Wm. [William] Schley.
Dear Sir,
My brother, who has just returned from Florida, informs me that genl. [general] Clinch has resigned his commission, and retired to St. Mary's in this State. He declares him to be a very popular and a very able commander, and suggests the propriety of calling him into the immediate service of the State. It appears to me that some such measure is absolutely necessary. If it can be properly done, by consent of our officers, or otherwise, I presume you will concur with us in the propriety of immediately addressing genl. [general] Clinch and our officers on
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the subject. The case admits of no delay: something should at once be done to drive back and Subdue the Savages, and to prevent thoughts from arising in the minds of our foes, foreign or domestic, civilized or Savage.
Yr. obdt. Serv. [Your obedient Servant]
[Signed] Wm. [William] Turner
P.S. Would not brevet [unclear text: of ] genl.C. [general Clinch] & consent of other generals, enable you to employ him?
[Signed] W.T. [William Turner]
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Letter
Wm [William] Turner
23 May 1836
Mis. [Miscellaneous]
Page: [4]
EATONn [Eatonton] Ga
A postmark appears in the upper left of the page.
Executive Department, Milledgeville, Georgia.
Mail.