United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026United States, Florida, 28.75054, -82.5001United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Benton, W. M.1836-02-04Colonel W.M. Benton who commands a regiment of Georgia militia offers his services and those of his men to the commander of forces in Florida and Alabama through Major General William W. Montgomery. Benton states that his troops are eager to assist their friends in Florida, and he is in readiness to be called to command a regiment in Florida or in the Creek Nation in Alabama. The "Florida Expedition" ostensibly refers to the Second Seminole War (1835-1842).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/jpegtcc815engMode 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 64, folder 10, document 01.Georgia. MilitiaMilitary assistanceSeminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842Letter, 1836 Feb. 4, Appling, Columbia County, G[eorgi]a to Maj[o]r Gen[era]l W[illia]m W. Montgomery, Augusta, Geo[rgia] / W. M. BentonText