- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1840 Sept. 5, [Washington, D.C. to] C[harles] J. McDonald, Governor of Georgia, Milledgeville, Georgia / J[oel] R. Poinsett
- Creator:
- Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851
- Date of Original:
- 1840-09-05
- Subject:
- Indians of North America--Warfare
Border patrols
Seminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Ware County, Okefenokee Swamp, 30.6668928, -82.3331791
- Medium:
- reports
military records - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a letter from Joel R. Poinsett to Governor Charles J. McDonald (Governor of Georgia, 1839-1843) in which Poinsett expresses his regret over recent clashes between Georgia troops and Indians in the southeast part of the state. Poinsett informs the governor that Colonel (David E. ?) Twiggs has been ordered to send troops there to prevent Indians from entering the Okefenokee Swamp and to protect citizens in the area.
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:
- tcc617
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc617
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc617#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc617/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 52, folder 01, document 03.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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War Department
September 5th 1840
Sir
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 29th ulto [ultimo] and its inclosures [enclosures] . The recent outbreak and ravages of the Indians in the vicinity of the Suwannee and the Georgia frontier, is a matter of inexpressible regret to this Department, and I hasten to inform you that orders have been sent to Colonel Twiggs to have mustered into the service the two companies of militia of General Hilliard's brigade, which you have called out for the purpose of affording protection to the citizens in the neighborhood of those outrages, and of preventing the Indians from passing into the Okeefenokee Swamp. Colonel Twiggs has likewise been directed to take the necessary measures for the subsistence of the companies. By a dispatch just received from that officer, I am informed that, on hearing of the outrages, he promptly pushed forward all his disposable force, with a view of checking the Indians and affording protection to the inhabitants.
The Paymaster General has been instructed to
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take immediate measures for the payment of the detachment recently in the service under the command of Lieutenant Whitfield.
Very Respectfully
Yr: Mo: Obt: Servt: [Your Most Obedient Servant]
[Signed] J. [Joel] R. Poinsett
His Ex. [Excellency] C. [Charles] J. McDonald Governor of Georgia Milledgeville Georgia.
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[unclear text: Mr ] Poinsett
1840
Sept. [September] 5. 1840.
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