United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Call, Richard, 1757-17921791-03-21Richard Call writes to Georgia Governor Edward Telfair (1786-1787, 1790-1793) on March 21, 1791 to recommend to the governor that a cavalry be formed in Georgia. In his opening letter, Call argues that a cavalry is necessary in Georgia because extensive frontier territory and sparse settlement make the state vulnerable to attack. He claims that cavalry is the most suitable force for protection since ordinary foot militia are unable to respond quickly enough to Indian encroachments and would not be capable of overtaking a group of retreating Indians. In the enclosure that follows, Call sets out details for establishing and maintaining a cavalry force.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/jpegtcc800engMode 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 62, folder 04, document 01.Indians of North America--Claims againstGeorgia. Militia--Cavalry--MobilizationLetter, 1791 Mar. 21 [to Edward] Telfair, Governour [sic of Georgia] / Rich[ar]d CallText