United States, Florida, 28.75054, -82.5001United States, Georgia, Ware County, Okefenokee Swamp, 30.6668928, -82.3331791Jernigan, Aaron1842-01-20Captain Aaron Jernigan, stationed in Camden County, Georgia, writes to Georgia Governor Charles J. McDonald (1839-1843) to make a case for continuing military protection of the area against unnamed Indians (ostensibly Seminoles). Jernigan insists that the Indians are a constant threat to the residents of Georgia because they have a thoroughfare from the Everglades to the Okefenokee Swamp, and he contends that the settlers will be in danger as long as any Indians remain in Florida. He further states that, contrary to the opinion of the federal forces, General Floyd never eliminated all of the Indians from the Okefenokee area because Indian depredations continued after his departure nor is the guard motivated by a desire for employment, as Captain William Wallace Smith Bliss has alleged (see tcc633), in seeking to continue its protection of the vicinity. The enclosed affidavits of local citizens are no longer attached.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.text/htmlimage/jpegtcc637engMode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: AT&T DjVu browser plug-in needed to view images of documents.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 52, folder 07, document 01.Seminole Indians--Claims againstGeorgia. MilitiaMilitary assistanceSeminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842[Letter] 1842 Jan. 20, Camden County, Georgia [to] C[harles] J. McDonald, Governour [sic] of Georgia, Milledgeville, G[eorgi]a / Aaron JerniganText