- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1839 Oct. 16, G[eorgi]a to George R. Gilmer, [Governor of Georgia], Milledgeville, G[eorgi]a / Capt[ain] James Tuggle
- Creator:
- Tuggle, James
- Date of Original:
- 1839-10-16
- Subject:
- Trail of Tears, 1838
Georgia. Militia--Pay, allowances, etc. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a letter dated October 16, 1839 from Captain James Tuggle to George R. Gilmer, Governor of Georgia (1829-1831, 1837-1839). Tuggle informs the governor of claims filed by men formerly under his command in the "Cherokee campaign of 1838," a reference to the forced removal of the Cherokees from Georgia. Tuggle provides the names of the claimants and requests advice from the governor on pursuing the claims under an act of the legislature respecting the pay of such soldiers.
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:
- tcc613
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc613
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc613#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc613/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:
- 2 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 51, folder 10, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Cains P.O. Ga
October 16th 1839
To his excellency George R. Gilmer --
I address you makeing [making] an enquiry of you concerning four men that was discharged from my command in the Cherokee campaign of
1838 -- without pay and according to an act of the legislatur [legislature] of
1838 -- paying Soldiers for service that had been rendered that they had not been paid for. Thos [illegible text], John Kilpatrick, Wm [William] Murphy Senr & Wm [William] [deleted text: [illegible text] ] Murphy Junr- and they prosecuting their case before the agents that was appointed to examine those accounts, with what they could establish in regard to the service that they rendered, through [illegible text] [deleted text: [illegible text] ] and they wish to Know, by your addressing me with a few lines, what is the issue and would be the issue- if the thing was carried on according to the Act So passed of
1828
Your Obt Sevt [Obedient Servant]
[Signed] James Tuggle
Page: [2]
Cains Po Ga}
Oct 17th 1839}
Paid 12 1/2
Hon. G. [George] R. Gilmer Executive Dpt Milledgeville Ga
per mail }
Letter
Capt James Tuggle
Claims of [illegible text] men of [illegible text]