- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter [with enclosures] 1842 Feb. 24, Lowndes County, [Georgia to] Charles J. McDonald, [Governor of Georgia] / Levi J. Knight
- Creator:
- Knight, Levi J.
- Date of Original:
- 1842-02-24
- Subject:
- Indians of North America--Claims against
Military assistance
Seminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842
Georgia. Militia--Pay, allowances, etc. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- official reports
affidavits - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Levi J. Knight in Lowndes County, Georgia writes to Georgia Governor Charles J. McDonald on February 24, 1842 to inform McDonald that he had Captains John J. Johnson and Solomon W. Morgan submit rolls and swear to the amount of service reported. Knight encloses copies of the captains' affidavits and a copy of a letter, dated February 15, 1842, from Knight to McDonald wherein Knight urges the governor to keep up protection on the Georgia frontier. He contends that the "country is still annoyed by the Indians" and that signs of Indian activity are common. This document appears in its original form as tcc640 of the Southeastern Native American Documents database.
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:
- tcc639
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc639
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc639#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc639/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:
- 5 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 52, folder 07, document 03.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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Lowndes County
February 24th 1842
To his Excellency Charles J McDonald
Sir
I required Capt. Johnson & Morgan to meet with their Companies on the 23 Inst [Instant] and I requirerd [required] of them to make oath of the time served by them and their Companies they have returned me their Rolls and I examined their Companies and the enclosed copies of affidavits is attached to the Rolls, the strength of Capt. Johnsons is, Captain first & second Lieutenants - four serjents [sergeants] and four Corporals, and Ninety Eight privates which he returns on the Rolls, as having served some forty five Days and some Ninety days Captain Morgan Rolls a Captain first & second Lieutenants four Serjants [Sergeants] and four Corporals and seventy seven privates all returned as having served Ninety days except Two men one returned five and the other six days I would be glad you would send by the bearer printed Rolls and I will cause them to fill up the Rolls and append such affidavits to the Rolls as you may think necessary to be administered to the officers to prove the service performed. And I will get the officers together and cause them to make oath and I shall be in Milledgeville the Last of
March, when I can return them to yours Excellency, Enclosed I send you the Copy of a Communication I Adressed [Addressed] to you on the 15th Inst [Instant] but as no mail has reached here for the Last three weeks I, fear, you will not get them soon your Letter of which I Received a Copy by the house of Mr Huchingson has not Reached here yet
I have the honor to be your Excellencys obedent Servent [obedient Servant]
[Signed] Levi J Knight Majr Gel [Major General]
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Copy
Georgia Lowndes County
Personally came Capt John J Johnson before me and being only sworn saith that the Rolls presented to Genl [General] Levi J Knight Exhibits the true state of his Company of mounted men ordered into the service by Genl [General] Knight and the time Charged for was actually performed and not intended as a fraud on the state of Georgia or the Government of the United States this
24th February 1842 before me
signed
[Signed] William Hines JJ.C.}
[Signed] John J Johnson Capt
Copy
Georgia Lowndes County
Personally came Capt Solomon W Morgan before me and being duly sworn saith that the Rolls presented to General Levi J Knight exhibits the true state of his Company of mounted men ordered into service by Genl. [General] Knight and the time Charged for was actually performed and not intended as a fraud on the State of Georgia or the Government of the United States sworn to and subscribed this
24 February 1842 before me
[Signed] William Hines J.J.C.}
[Signed] Solomon W Morgan Capt
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Copy
Lowndes County
February 15th 1842
His Excellency Charles J McDonald
Sir
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication dated 2nd Inst [Instant] enclosing the Copy of a Letter addressed to me on the 14th Ulto [Ultimo] by the hand of [unclear text: Mr ] Hutchingson in the Copy you state you have received no acknowledgement [acknowledgment] of a Letter to me and a packet to Col Worth I enclose the Copy of a Letter I addressed to you on the
29th Decr [December] in answer to the Letter Refered [Referred] to Mr Cohen informs me he proceded [proceeded] to Camp Fanning in Florida Where he [illegible text]
1 Jany [January] the officer in Command would not permit him to go on with the Communications to Col Worth but took Charge of it and informed him that an express under a guard was sent Once a week from there to Col Worth at Tampa Bay and that he would take the earliest oppertunity [opportunity] to send the packet forwarded by your Excellency to the Col, from the time I received your Excellencys communication dated
23rd Novr [November] untill [until] to day I have continued my orders to Capt Johnson & Morgan, to keep in active opperation [operation] and I am astonished that Capt Johnson shoud [should] Report to you that he can discover no Indian sines [signs], as he reports to me constantly that sines [signs] are seen on Jones Creek and Indian Swamp Near Sawanoochy, I have in obedience to your order sent this day to Capts Johnson and Morgan to discharge their Companies, but with due Deference with the Secretary at War I do not think that the frontier of Georgia has that protection which he thinks so ample and the enclosed Copy of a Letter from Capt Morgan, will show you that the Country is still annoyed by the Indians, I went in person with Capt Johnson and Morgan in
[added text: the Last of ] December to Sawannee and up the Oakefanokee Swamp as high as Reed Creek 15 miles below Coxes hammack I saw sines [signs]
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of Indians in Two places on toms Creek a prong of sawanoochy sometimes Called Indian swamp we found a camp in an Island [deleted text: [illegible text] ] [added text: about 6 or 8 in Number ] had been left about five days we thoroughally [thoroughly] searched the swamp but could not find, them and on Jones' Creek I saw where they had Killed a heifer about Two years old Cut off the flesh and Left the skeleton had been done about Two days - there was a small partie [deleted text: s ] [party] and imposible [impossible] to follow them as the Country is such no track or trail can be followed unless it is used for some time or by a great Number, I hope your Excellency will again try to have a force stationed between sawannee & Alappaha, two attacks has been made in that section and no Regular force has as yet even [unclear text: visited ] the place where the depredations was committed The season of the year is approaching when it will be attended with Considerable Loss to the Militia [added text: to ] order them out and if some more protection is not afforded the Country [deleted text: [illegible text] ] [added text: is in considerable Danger ], I ordered Capt Johnson & Morgan to keep continually in the field untill [until] they might take or drive the enemy out of the Country I will proceed without delay and ascertain without dout [doubt] what service they & their men has performed report to you with such Testimony as I may be able to obtain Your Letter of which I have the Copy has not reached here yet. I presume it is owing to the high waters. the mail does not pass Constantly -
I have the honor to be your Excellency Obedient and humble Serent [Servant]
[Signed] Levi J Knight
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Letters
Levi J. Knight
1842