- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1836 Dec. 9, Volusia, Florida, [to] Governor W[illia]m Schley, Milledgeville, Georgia / T[homas] S. Jesup
- Creator:
- Jesup, Thomas Sidney, 1788-1860
- Date of Original:
- 1836-12-09
- Subject:
- African Americans--Relations with Indians
Georgia. Militia
Tennessee Brigade
Seminole Indians--Government relations
Military assistance
Seminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842 - Location:
- United States, Florida, 28.75054, -82.5001
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018 - Medium:
- official reports
military records - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a letter dated December 9, 1836 from Major General Thomas S. Jesup in Florida to Governor William Schley (Governor of Georgia, 1835-1837) asking whether the governor received his earlier letter about a regiment of volunteers needed in Florida. Jesup warns the governor that the Tennessee Brigade's tour is about to expire and that he will soon be left with an inadequate number of troops. He goes on to tell the governor of the recent capture of an Indian and about 40 of his black allies, whom Jesup says have given him much information about both black and Indian leaders and their whereabouts. Jesup claims that, with the help of the requested new regiment, he may be able to end the war by mid-January. Jesup also claims that the Seminole War is really a "negro ... war" and not an Indian one, and it is therefore very important for the South that the war end as quickly as possible.
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:
- tcc600
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc600
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc600#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc600/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 13, document 03.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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Head Quarters, Army of the South Volusia, Florida
Decr [December] 9th 1836
Sir,
I had the honor to address your Excellency, in
October, on the subject of a Regiment of twelve months volunteers, which Major Nelson proposed to raise; but from the difficulties of communicating between the different Posts in this Country & with the interior, I am apprehensive that my letter may not have reached you, or that your reply may have been lost -- If that Regiment has been raised, it is important that it join as soon as practicable -- the turn of service of the Tennessee Brigade will expire in a few days, and I shall then have only a few hundred men to cover this whole country -- By a fortunate capture of an Indian and about forty negroes, on the 3rd inst [instant], I have obtained a knowledge of the positions of the several chiefs black, and red, with their followers; but I fear the principal force will be out of the field before any important object can be accomplished, or blow struck -- With the Georgia Regiment referred to, I would maintain the offensive and strike the several detachments in succession; and perhaps, by the middle of
January, close the war --
This you may be assured is a negro, not
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an Indian war; and as such it is of the utmost importance to the South that it be instantly closed --
I hope your Excellency will excuse the trouble I give you; but your active efforts to advance the service during the last summer, induced me to appeal to you without hesitation, and to request that the Regiment, if not already raised or authorized, be called into service as soon as possible and ordered to Florida --
I would be glad to have the opinion of your Excellency whether the troops under Major Dearborn can be spared from the defence [defense] of the lower counties of Georgia --
With high consideration & respect I have the honor to be
Yr. [Your] Excellency's mo. obdt. servt. [most obedient servant]
[Signed] Th. [Thomas] S. Jesup
His Excellency Wm [William] Schley Governor of Georgia Milledgeville Georgia-
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Letter
Gen [General] T. [Thomas] S. Jesup
9 Decr [December] 1836
Florida Expedition