- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1841 Feb. 18, Washington [D.C. to] Governor Charles J. McDonald, Milledgeville, Georgia / J[oel] R. Poinsett
- Creator:
- Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851
- Date of Original:
- 1841-02-18
- Subject:
- United States. Army
Federal aid
Seminole war, 2nd, 1835-1842 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Ware County, Okefenokee Swamp, 30.6668928, -82.3331791
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
military records - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a letter dated February 18, 1841 from Secretary of War Joel R. Poinsett to Governor Charles J. McDonald (Governor of Georgia 1839-1843) that accompanies a copy of an order (which does not survive with this letter) from the Adjutant General's office for the re-mustering of troops in the Okefenokee for an additional six weeks. Poinsett also informs the governor that the services of those troops will not be needed after the additional six-week period and that Congress will not pay for any additional troops to be called into service. Poinsett goes on to assure the governor that General Read's forces in the area of the Okefenokee will be sufficient to protect the citizens there from Indians should any problems arise. He also says that Captain Babbitt of the quartermaster's department is handling claims for supplies and transportation for the troops, and he addresses the fact that a surgeon of Major Brown's battalion was not paid because his name was left off the muster roll.
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:
- tcc619
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc619
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc619#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc619/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 05.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
War Department
February 18 : 1841
Sir,
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letters of the
28th. ultimo and
5th. instant.
From the accompanying copy of an order from the Adjutant General's Office you will learn that directions have been given for re-mustering the troops in the Okefenokee district for the further term of six weeks. At the expiration of that period it is confidently hoped, from the present favorable aspect of affairs throughout Florida, that their services will no longer be needed.
The department has no means at its disposal that would authorize it in calling into the service an additional force to be stationed at Fort North, and from present appearances Congress will appropriate no more than will be barely sufficient for the compensation of the force now employed. A copy of your letter relating to the representations of the citizens, of frequent Indian alarms in that neighborhood, will be sent to General Read, whose attention will be called to the subject, and who will, doubtless be able, from the force under his command to afford the necessary protection to the citizens.
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With respect to the claims for forage, subsistence, transportation &c [et cetera] on account of Major Brown's battalion, Capt. [Captain] Babbitt, of the Quarter Masters department, is now at Trader's Hill collecting and examining them for the purpose of settlement. The Surgeon of the battalion was not paid because his name was not on the muster roll. Evidence of the Commanding Officer must be furnished showing the cause of this omission, together with his certificate, clearly stating the fact that he was actually attached to the troops as a medical officer and faithfully performed his duty as such; and exhibiting likewise the actual period of his service.
Very respectfully Yr mo obt Serv [Your most obedient Servant]
[Signed] J. [Joel] R. Poinsett
His Excellency Charles J. McDonald Governor of Georgia Milledgeville Georgia
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Secretary at War
1841
Bell - John