- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1842 Mar. 19, Lowndes County, [Georgia to] Charles J. McDonald, [Governor of Georgia] / Gen[era]l Levi J. Knight
- Creator:
- Knight, Levi J.
- Date of Original:
- 1842-03-19
- Subject:
- Indians of North America--Claims against
Georgia. Militia
Border patrols
Seminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- official reports
military records - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Letter dated March 19, 1842 from Levi J. Knight to Charles J. McDonald, Governor of Georgia (1839-1843) acknowledging the receipt of a note from Captain Aaron Jernigan in which he confirms receipt of a packet from McDonald. Knight states that he has organized a force under the leadership of Captain John J. Johnson, pursuant to the governor's orders, and ordered them to patrol the area near the site of a recent murder until receipt of Captain Jernigan's orders.
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:
- tcc644
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc644
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc644#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc644/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 08, document 03.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Lowndes County
March 19th 1842
His Excellency Charles J McDonald
Sir,
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your Express by the hand of Mr Kirkland which reached me the 14th Instant at Night, and in obedience to your order sent by express to Capt Jernigan and have this day received an acknowledgement [acknowledgment] from him of the Receipt of the packet which reached him the 17th Inst [Instant] I have also organized the force directed by you and placed them under the Command of Capt Johnson viz Thirty men,) and despached [dispatched] one of the men to Capt Jernigan informing him of the force being out and ready to obey his order, I ordered them to patroll [patrol] the Country in in [in] vicinity of where Mrs Oglesby was murdered untill [until] Capt Johnson should receive orders from Capt Jernigan after which he would obey his order
I have the honour [honor] to be your Excellencys most obedient and humble servant
[Signed] Levi J. Knight To his Excellency C [Charles] J McDonald
PS the distance from my residence to Capt Jernigans is Eighty five miles the express I sent by Mr Amos Emanuel
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Genl [General] Levi J. Knight
1842