- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1836 May 26, Carnesville [Georgia to Governor] William Schley, Milledgeville, G[eorgi]a / Ja[me]s Morris
- Creator:
- Morris, James, fl. 1836
- Date of Original:
- 1836-05-26
- Subject:
- Cherokee Indians--Warfare
Creek Indians--Warfare
Georgia. Militia--Mobilization
Military service, Voluntary - 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 26, 1836 from Captain James Morris of Putnam County to William Schley (Governor of Georgia, 1835-1837) offering the services of his company, the Franklin Mounted Volunteers, to fight the Creeks and Cherokees in any situation that may arise.
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:
- tcc576
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc576
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc576#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc576/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 04.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Carnesville
26th May 1836
His Excellency William Schley
Sir
on my return home I found my company (to wit the Franklin Mounted Volunteers) anxious to serve their county & considering us imbraced [embraced] in the late call of the commander in chief.
but for believing that the requisition made for mounted men is before this filled up I would have made immediate arrangements to march to Columbus I therefore take the liberty of again tendering the services of my company to go any part of the Creek or Cherokee country should circumstances require our services in either section should you deem it necessary to call on us we will be prepared to march at short notice, & would like to be apprised of the probable result so soon as you may determine
I am sir very respectly [respectfully] your obt. [obedient] servant
[Signed] Jas [James] Morris
Page: [2]
Letter
Capt. Jas. [Captain James] Morris
26 May 1836
Vol. [Volunteer] Company
Page: [3]
Carnesville Ga
May 26}
[deleted text: [illegible text] ] 12 1/2
His Excellency William Schley Milledgeville Ga