- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1841 Dec. 8, Waresboro, Ware County, [Georgia to] Charles J. McDonald, Governor of Georgia / Capt[ain] James A. Sweat
- Creator:
- Sweat, James A.
- Date of Original:
- 1841-12-08
- Subject:
- Indians of North America--Claims against
Georgia. Militia--Demobilization
Seminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Ware County, 31.05363, -82.42368
- Medium:
- reports
military records - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a letter from Captain James A. Sweat to Charles J. McDonald, Governor of Georgia (1839-1843), dated December 8, 1841. Sweat informs McDonald that his company in Ware County Georgia has been mustered out of service by order of Colonel William J. Worth and he expresses his dismay over the situation. He states that Indian "sign" is still being discovered in the area swamps and that discharging his company will leave the local inhabitants unprotected from Indian attacks.
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:
- tcc636
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc636
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc636#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc636/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 06, document 10.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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Waresboro Ware County
December 8th 1841.
Sir
on the
22nd of november last I had the Honor to Write to your Excellency from Traders Hill then informing [added text: you ] of my Companys having been Mustered into the U.S. Service from the
6th. Day of October last for three Months unless sooner discharged. -- It again becomes my duty to Inform your Excellency that my company has been mustered out of Service on the 3d Inst. [Instant] and it is said by an order from Col. Worth. I Cannot Account for the cause of the mustering us out, as it is certain that Indians are yet remaining in our Swamps, but be the cause what it may it has certainly created much dissatisfaction among the people or Exposed inhabitants, as they Consider themselves yet in imminent danger from their Exposed Situation to the marauding Indians yet in [added text: the ] Swamps. Many of the Inhabitants are actually mooving [moving] from their Homes from fear and it appears that their fears have been increased from the fact that [deleted text: [illegible text] ] [added text: Capt ] Griffins & his company found fresh Indian sign in Souwannouchee Swamp last Week, I am therefore instructed to
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inform your Excellency of the above facts that you may act as in your wisdom & opinion [added text: as ] shall Seem just, in all your former instructions [deleted text: to ] to me. (so far as was practicable or Posible [Possible], to do, they were strictly & promptly obeyed. Scouts were constantly Kept out around the most dangerous or suspisious [suspicious] part of the Swamps, which appeared to give General satisfaction to the Inhabitants mostly interested. all of which is Respectfully Submited [Submitted] by
Your most obedt. Servt [obedient Servant]
[Signed] James A. Sweat . Capt. Ga [unclear text: vollunteers ]
His Excellency Charles J. McDonald Governor of Georgia
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Capt. James A. Sweat
1841.