United States, 39.76, -98.5East Florida. Governor (1784-1790 : Zespedes)1787-12-10This is an English translation of a letter from Vincente Manuel de Zespedes, Spanish Governor of East Florida (1784-1790), to Georgia Governor George Mathews (1787-1788, 1793-1796), dated December 10, 1787, in which Zespedes responds to a communication from Mathews. Zespedes acknowledges the war between Georgia and the Creek Nation, recently begun, and assures Mathews that the Spanish governorship desires friendship with the United States. He explains that his people once lived in fear of "the savages", but now enjoy peaceful relations with neighboring Indians, having actively pursued such amity. Zespedes admits that the Spanish have supplied Indians (ostensibly Creeks) with arms and ammunition, but contends that these gifts were intended for hunting and in quantities too small for waging war. He states further that he will continue such gift-giving because it is integral to the amicable relationship existing between the Spanish and Indians. Zespedes mentions that James Seagrove has recently visited.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/jpegtcc734engMode 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 03, folder 27, document 03.Creek Indians--WarfareUnited States--Foreign relations--1789-1797Florida--History--Spanish colony, 1784-1821Translation of the answer given by his Excellency the Governor of his most Catholick [sic] Majesty's Province of East Florida to a letter from his Excellency the Governor of the State of Georgia, 1787 Dec. 10, St. Augustine, [Florida to] George Mathews / Vincent[e] Manuel de ZespedesText