- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1788 June 22, [to the] Governor [of Georgia], Augusta, [Georgia] / Colo[nel] James Armstrong
- Creator:
- Armstrong, James
- Date of Original:
- 1788-06-22
- Subject:
- Indians of North America--Warfare
Georgia. Guard--Provisioning - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- official reports
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a letter dated June 22, 1788 from Colonel James Armstrong of the Georgia Guard to the Governor of Georgia (George Handley, 1788-1789). Armstrong says that he was directed to take his troops to the Ogeechee River to obtain provisions but that there are no provisions available there. He goes on to say that the specific tax is not sufficient to support the troops in the upper district and that, as no Indian depredations have been committed there lately, the troops should be furloughed until September. Armstrong says that only the lower district requires support at this time.
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:
- tcc806
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc806
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc806#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc806/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:
- 3 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 63, folder 06, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Sir,
I receiv'd [received] an order of Council directing The troops under my command to rendezvous at the Shoals of Ogeeche, for the purpose of discipline & to facilitate the mode of supplying them with provision, I must beg leave to observe that there is no provision collected at that place nor does their [there] appear to be any prospect of it. the exhausted state of the Specific tax & the many well grounded complaints of the troops in the upper district induces me to beleive [believe] that the [they] cannot be supply'd [supplied] by any means that now exist. the troops in the lower district are well supply'd [supplied] & I am confident will be for some time after the specific tax is consumed, the necessity the inhabitants have for their protection, will induce them to afford the men a support, should the [they] be moved a very rich settlement must abandon their crops. as no late depredation has been committed in the uper [upper] district I beg leave to submitt [submit] the propriety, of furlowing [furloughing] the men [added text (appears to be different hand and ink): " a ] untill [until] the
first of september. the lower district
Page: [2]
absolutely requires support
I ve the Honor to be with great respect yr. Obt. Servt. [your Obedient Servant]
[Signed] J Armstrong Cor. [Commander] State Troops
Augusta
June 22nd. 1788
His Honor the Governor in Council --
Page: [3]
His Honor the Govr [Governor] & the Honble [Honorable] the Executive
Letter
Colo. [Colonel] James Armstrong
June 22. 1788
Order taken
25 instant
Military