- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1841 Oct. 30, Fort Floyd [to Governor] Charles J. McDonald, Milledgeville, Georgia / James A. Sweat
- Creator:
- Sweat, James A.
- Date of Original:
- 1841-10-30
- Subject:
- Georgia. Militia--Appointments and retirements
Quartermasters
Seminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Ware County, Okefenokee Swamp, 30.6668928, -82.3331791
- Medium:
- official reports
military records - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a letter dated October 30, 1841 from Captain James A. Sweat at Fort Floyd to Governor Charles J. McDonald (Governor of Georgia, 1839-1843) promising to comply with directions that the governor gave to the captain in a letter written earlier that month. Sweat mentions in particular the governor's request that he appoint a quartermaster, and he tells the governor that he has employed Dr. R. McDonald in this position for some time now and hopes that the governor will allow him to continue in that service. Sweat also refers to his own earlier report (see tcc627) of an Indian sighting north of the Okefenokee Swamp and says that he has since been able to pursue the Indians further into the swamp. He says that he has lost their trail but has men scouting the area around the swamp.
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:
- tcc632
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc632
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc632#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc632/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 06.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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Oct. [October] 30, 1841
Head Quarters Fort Floyd Okefenokee Dist [District]
Oct. 30th. 1841 --
His Excellency Charles J. McDonald
Sir
I Have the Honor to acknowledge the receipt of yours of the
19th Inst. the contents of which Shall be conveyed with so far as circumstances and inergitic [energetic] action shall permit. In regard to the appointment of a Quarter Master as you have directed, I Have to inform your Excellency that I have had the Services of Dr. R. McDonald from the Commencement who has furnished all in his power & whose services I Have found very usefull [useful] to me, I Hope it will meet the approbation of your Excellency to confer on him a Commission (if [unclear text: constant ] ) as it would give Confidence to the People in selling on the faith of the state.
In my last report to your Excellency, I then informed you that I had Discovered a fresh trail of Indians at & near the Cowhouse on the north side of the Okefunokee Swamp, which from causes their [there] stated I was unable to follow far into the Swamp, but have since renewed the chase by following their trail for several miles into [added text: the Swamp ] in order to find out their Hiding Places but after reaching a well known Island they Despersed [Dispersed] so that I was unable to follow them any farther. -- My Company is now engaged in Scouting around the Swamp for the protection of the most Exposed Inhabitants: I am also happy to inform [added text: you ] that the company, which I had the honor to command in the state & U.S. service has been paid.
I Have the Honor to be Very Respectfully &c [et cetera]
[Signed] James A. Sweat Capt. [Captain]
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Waresboro Ga.
Nov [November] 2nd
18 3/4
His Excellency Charles J. McDonald Milledgeville Georgia
(mail)
Capt [Captain] Sweat.
1841