- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1841 Oct. 11, Fort Floyd to [Governor] Charles J. McDonald, Milledgeville, Georgia / James A. Sweat
- Creator:
- Sweat, James A.
- Date of Original:
- 1841-10-11
- Subject:
- Georgia. Militia
Military supplies
Seminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- official reports
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a letter dated October 11, 1841 from Captain James A. Sweat to Governor Charles J. McDonald (Governor of Georgia, 1839-1843) informing the governor that, during a scout on the previous weekend, Sweat and his men found "considerable" signs of Indians near the Okefenokee Swamp. Sweat says that he was unable to follow the Indian trails that led into the swamp because he had too few men with him, but he vows to pursue them as soon as he has obtained suitable rations and supplies for his men (see Sweat's follow-up letter tcc632). Sweat goes on to complain that citizens in the area are reluctant to give the troops food on credit from the state government because it takes too long for them to receive reimbursement. He therefore asks the governor to advise him on the best way to procure these supplies.
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:
- tcc627
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc627
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc627#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc627/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 52, folder 06, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Head Quarters Fort Floyd
11th October 1841
Sir
I Have the honor to inform your Excellency that on Saturday last while on a Scout near the Okefenokie Swamp at a place called the Cow house I discovered considerable Indian Signs, most of which was quite new the trails Ware [Were] mostly leading into the okefenokie Swamp. having at the same time [unclear text: but ] a Detachment from my company I was not able to persue [pursue] them to any advantage, but as soon as I can procure suitable rations for that purpose I intend to give them a chase.
in relation to our geting [getting] supplies, we get corn, beef &c [et cetera] from the inhabitants on the credit of the state, in which we find some difficulty to obtain, your Excellency will please advise the most suitable mode to get supplies, as many of the Inhabitants part from their corn as with much reluctance in consequence of the delay in their geting [getting] paid for former acts of the same kind (heretofore) --
I Have the Honor to be very Respectfully [illegible text]
[Signed] James A Sweat. capt [captain],
[illegible text] His Excellency Charles J McDonald Milledgeville Ga
Page: [2]
Waresboro
Oct [October] 12
18 3/4
To His Excellency Charles J. McDonald Milledgeville Georgia
mail
Letter
James A. Sweat
1841