- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1842 Dec. 29, Lowndes County, [Georgia to] Charles J. McDonald, [Governor of Georgia] / Levi J. Knight
- Creator:
- Knight, Levi J.
- Date of Original:
- 1842-12-29
- Subject:
- Indians of North America
Border patrols
Georgia. Militia--Demobilization - Location:
- United States, Florida, 28.75054, -82.5001
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018 - Medium:
- reports
military records - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- Letter dated December 29, 1842 from Levi J. Knight to Charles J. McDonald, Governor of Georgia (1839-1843), in which Knight acknowledges the receipt of a packet directed to Colonel William J. Worth and informs the governor that he has forwarded the materials to Worth's headquarters in Tampa Bay, Florida. Knight states that he will personally continue to scour the area for signs of Indian presence and endeavor to ascertain their location and number. He anticipates discharging the companies under his command only after a regular force is sent or if the Indian presence diminishes.
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:
- tcc665
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc665
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc665#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc665/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 12, document 04.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
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Lowndes County
Decr [December] 29th 1842
To his Excellency Charles J McDonald
Sir
your communication dated
23 Novr [November] enclosing a packet to Col. [Colonel] Worth reached me this day its delay I suppose is owing to the failure of the mail for two or Three weeks to reach here, In obedience to your order I have placed in the hands of Joseph J Cohen the packet directed to Col. [Colonel] Worth with Instruction to deliver it to the Col. at Tampa Bay where he holds head Quarters I also have sent a letter to Col [Colonel] Worth such additional information as I have obtained since I had the honor to address you Last, and assureing [assuring] him of the certainty of Indians being in the Country I will go in person and search with Capts Johnson and Morgan and ascertain if Possible if the Indians are in the State and their probable Number. And I will discharge both Companies as soon as I am informed of a Regular force being sent or the Indians have left the Country
I have the honor to be your Excellencys obedient and Humble Servent [Servant]
[Signed] Levi J Knight
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Levi J. Knight
1842