- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter [enclosing a] report, 1836 Aug. 1, West Point, [Georgia] to W[illia]m Schley, Governor of Georgia, Milledgeville, [Georgia] / Col[onel] William W. Hazzard
- Creator:
- Hazzard, William W., 1793-1861
- Date of Original:
- 1836-08-01
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Warfare
Georgia. Militia--Mobilization
Seminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842 - Location:
- United States, Florida, 28.75054, -82.5001
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018 - Medium:
- official reports
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- On August 1, 1836, Colonel William W. Hazzard writes from West Point on St. Simon's Island, Georgia, to inform Georgia Governor William Schley (1835-1837) that he has organized troops to fight against the Indians in Florida (probably associated with the Second Seminole War, 1835-1842) in accordance with the draft ordered by Schley. A report of volunteers for three of the battalions of the Third Regiment of the Georgia Militia is included in Hazzard's correspondence. Hazzard mentions that Creeks "and others" are reinforcing the Seminoles.
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:
- tcc588
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc588
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc588#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc588/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 11, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
[unclear text: Frederico ]
12. Aug
18 [illegible text]
To His Excellency Wm [William] Schley Governor of Georgia &c &c &c &c [et cetera et cetera et cetera et cetera] Milledgeville
Letter & Report
Colo Wm [Colonel William] W. Hazzard
1 August 1836
Draft for Florida
Col Wm. [William] W Hazards
Answered
1st Sept 1836
Page: [2]
Aug. 1, 1836
To His Excellency Wm [William] Schley [deleted text: Esqr ]
Sir.
With such an admirable example as your Patriotism & zeal has presented for our invitation, the officer must be deficient in that preeminent qualification in a Soldier, enterprise and energy, if he did not exert himself to execute your orders.
Having failed to effect a draft from this Regiment at the time required by your orders for the reason stated in a former communication to you, and observing that Volunteer Services will be required the ensuing Winter to subdue the Indians in Florida, who have been reinforced from the Creeks & others; I proposed at the recent Review to supply the draft by Volunteer-Enlistment & herewith send your Excellency a Return of Volunteers from the 3d [3rd] Regiment Revie [document damaged: wed ] by Battalions, & will wait your orders.
I pray you be assured of my highest consideration & respect
[Signed] Wm. [William] Whig Hazzard
West Point
1st Aug. 1836
Page: [3]
Return of Volunteers from the Third Regiment G.M. [Georgia Militia] to supply the Darft [Draft] ordered by the Governor to march to Florida when required
Return of Volunteers from the 6th Battalion Commissioned & non
Com' [Commissioned] Officers
Hazzard Whig William Col. 3d Regt [3rd Regiment]
[unclear text: Dart ] Urbanis Lt. Col. 3d Regt. [3rd Regiment]
Prichard R. G. Capt. [Captain]
Privates
Anderson John
Flinn B. John
Gardener John
Hickenbottom James
Hickenbottom Benj. [Benjamin]
Harris Horrace
Harris A. John
Moody Thomas
Moody K. Robert
Patch Wm. [William]
Pervis Wm. [William]
Poncil [unclear text: Mickle ]
Thomas Hamilton
Arms [unclear text: Remarks ]
Rifles & shot guns not fit for action excepting some of the Rifles & double barrel guns
7th Battalion
Joseph Manning Major
[unclear text: Nouells ] Walter Capt.
Brown P. [unclear text: Loran ]
Campbell Isaac
Harris Samuel
Harris James
Harris Ebenezer
[unclear text: Fayner ] John
Manning James
[unclear text: Oneil Mark ]
Parrott [unclear text: Latney ]
Peck M. Marcus
Stafford Robert
Sanders John
Wiggins R. Joseph
Rifles & shot guns as above
Page: [4]
Return of Volunteers from the Eighth Battalion Commissioned & non
Com. [Commissioned] Officers
[unclear text: Tracy ] D.C. Capt.
[unclear text: Mezelli ] R. O. 1st Lt.
Tucker Isaac 2d Do [2nd Ditto]
Green Dan'l [Daniel] 3 Do [3rd Ditto]
Carter Pliny 1st Sergt.
[unclear text: Lowthen ] Joseph 2d [2nd] Sergt.
Thomson James 3d Do [3rd Ditto]
Rain C. 4th Do [Ditto]
[unclear text: Acoster C.D. ] Secretary to the Company
Privates
Barker J
Caster J
Courron D.J.
Conway C.
Crews W.
Crews J.
Dunning J.
Davis [unclear text: T. ]
Ennis J.
Gieger U.J.
Gates N.
Grooms J.
Green W.
Green R.J.
Hines J.
Hines H.
Hatcher J.
Johns T.
Johns J.
Johnson M.J.
Light W.
Lloyd J.
Lloyd C.C.
Mizell T. P
Murry P.
Osteen J.
Osteen I.
Peoples J.
[unclear text: Poncey T.L. ]
Ryan R.
Scott H.C.
Sikes W.
Sikes J.
Sterling W.
Tucker A.
Turner P.H.
Thomas B
Wainwright W.
Wilson B.C.
Wainwright J.
Whitmore C.
Wiggings P.
Arms & Remark
This is a Rifle company complete & with the St Marys Guards Glynn [illegible text] & Camden [illegible text] will march to Florida next fall when required by the governor
Aggregate of Volunteers 82
Including the St Marys guards & Glynn [illegible text] who state they have already tendered their services 96
[illegible text] about 30 or 40 30
Total 208
Effective Force of the Regiment 500
Quota required by draft of every 11th man 50
[Signed] WW [William Whig] Hazzard Col. 3d Regt G.M. [3rd Regiment Georgia Militia]
West Point
1st Aug 1836