- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1842 May 3, Waresboro, Georgia [to Governor] Charles J. McDonald, Milledgeville, Georgia / James Fulwood
- Creator:
- Fulwood, James
- Date of Original:
- 1842-05-03
- Subject:
- Seminole Indians
Georgia. Militia
Military supplies
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:
- This is a letter dated May 3, 1842 from James Fulwood, a quartermaster, to Governor Charles J. McDonald (Governor of Georgia, 1839-1843) regarding Fulwood's efforts to supply the troops of Captains Aaron Jernigan and John Johnson. He mentions that a scouting party discovered signs of unnamed Indians (ostensibly Seminoles) in 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:
- tcc649
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc649
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc649#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc649/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:
- 4 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 52, folder 09, document 03.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Waresboro
3rd May 1842
Sir
yours of the
23rd April with the Two thousand Dollars by Mr. Micklejohn has ben [been] Received
I have Just Returned from the post ocupied [occupied] by Captain Jernigan & Johnson and have made arrangements to suply [supply] both detachments for a short time
In consequence of the Scarcity of corn it is with grate [great] difficulty it can be obtained, within Sixty Miles of the posts -- nor for less then one dollar pr [per] Bushel -- In consequence of the high prices and Grate [Great] distance to transport Suplys [Supplies] I Shall Indever [Endeavor] to make the most of my purchases in Savannah as they can be obtaind [obtained] on better turms [terms] then in this country --, a considerable loss will be Sustaned [Sustained] on the Central Bank money it is at a consederable [considerable] discount in this Section of cuntry perticklar [country particular] in Savannah
it appears from the Tenor of your letter uncertain what Length of time this force will be continued in the field -- which makes it more Troblesom [Troublesome] for me to know what amount of Supplies to purchase at any one time
Page: [2]
I Should like verry [very] much to be informd [informed] by your Excellancy [Excellency] if the Troops will be contained for a longer turm [term] then three months -- as I can be better able to make purchases to meet the turm [term] of Service
the Bond Mentioned in your letter has been Executed and forwarded by mail Some time past and I persume [presume] has Reached you by this time in Regard to the amount due me by the General Government for Services as Quarter master for Major Bourn Battalion I am not able to give you -- as I am intirely unaquanted [entirely unaquainted] with the pay alowd [allowed] a quarter master
as I persure [presume] you have the Regulations you are better able to know the pay allowd [allowed] which you will please assertain [ascertain] if posable [possible] and forward the amount the certificate of Major Bourn will Show the length of time I Clame [Claim] pay for before Entring [Entering] on the duties of my office Captain Jernigan and Johnson made Some Small purchases and in consequs [consequence] of there having no funds on hand and could make no [deleted text: payment ] [added text: asurance [assurance] ] when these Suplys [Supplies] could be paid for thay [they] had to alow [allow] one dollar
Page: [3]
and fifty cents per Bushel for corn
Should these whom these purchases have been made by Capten [Captain] Jernigan and Johnson be curtailed thare [there] account to the purchases made by me will I be authorised [authorized] to pay them out of the funds Sent by your Excellancy [Excellency]
the ondly descoverys [only discoveries] of Indian Sign from the last Seven days Scout in and thrue [through] the Islants [Islands] of this Swamp is said to be the tracks of a bout [about] Six in number and thay [they] of differant [different] Sizes Round a Lake whare [where] it is Suposed thay [Supposed they] had been fishing and Suposed [Supposed] to have ben [been] then days old
Sr [Sir] I am verry [very] Respectfully your obdt Servt [obedient Servant]
[Signed] James Fulwood
His Excellancy [Excellency] Charles J McDonald
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His Excellancy [Excellency] Charles J. McDonald Milledgeville -- Georgia
Letter
James Fulwood
1842