- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1841 Jan. 22, Fort Floyd, G[eorgi]a [to] Charles J. McDonald, [Governor of Georgia], Milledgeville, Georgia / Capt[ain] James A. Sweat
- Creator:
- Sweat, James A.
- Date of Original:
- 1841-01-22
- Subject:
- Indians of North America--Claims against
Georgia. Militia
Indians of North America--Violence against
Seminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
military records - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Captain James A. Sweat at Fort Floyd, Georgia, near Okefenokee Swamp, writes to Georgia Governor Charles J. McDonald (1839-1843) on January 22, 1841 to request that the governor order an extension of the local company's term of service which will shortly expire. The captain feels that a guard should be kept in the vicinity to protect inhabitants against unnamed Indians. He cites recent reports of Captain (Aaron ?) Jernigan, indicating that there are still Indians in the area. Jernigan said that his party of men tracked and killed two Indian men and fatally wounded a third.
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:
- tcc620
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc620
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc620#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc620/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 03, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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Fort Floyd Ga
22nd January 1841
His Excellency Charles J. McDonald
Sir
As my time of service Expires on the
19th of February and I have not been able to assertain [ascertain] whether or not any arangements [arrangements] are made for to continue my company for a longer Term I thought best to adress [address] Your Excellency on the subjet [subject] . The company are Extremely anxious to know if thare [their] services will be wonting [wanting] for a longer Term as the Crop season will be close at hand they are anxious to make those arangements [arrangements] for the service if Required the Inhabitants are also Extremely axious [anxious] to know if a Guard will be kep [kept] to afford them protection as thare [there] is no doubt of thare [there] being Indians around the [unclear text: Samp [Swamp] ] from the Reports of Captain Jernagan Capt Jernagan with a small detachment of his men found sign of Indians on the South Side of the Swa [added text: m ] p some five days sinse [since] followed the Trail some four miles in the Swamp overtook three woriors kild [warriors killed] Two and Suposed [Supposed] mortally wounded the other he also Reports more Signs in the Same Neghburhood [Neighborhood]
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Should companys [companies] not be continued in Service the Inhabitants will again be left Exposed to Indian depredations
Will Your Excellency please write me as Early as practicable whether arrangements has been made to continue the companys [companies] if so for what lenth [length] of time as I before Stated to Your Excellency my Self and Company would prefer Six month in sted [instead] of three Could such arangements [arrangements] be made the Company will be Inredanys [In readiness] to Enter for the next Term on the day thare [their] Term Expires an [and] would prefer doing so
I am Very Respectfully Your Obedt Servt [Obedient Servant]
[Signed] James A. Sweat Capt.
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Waresboro
24th January
18 3/4
His Excellency Charles J. McDonald Milledgeville Georgia
Capt Sweatt
1841