Letter [with enclosures] 1842 Feb. 24, Lowndes County, [Georgia to] Charles J. McDonald, [Governor of Georgia] / Levi J. Knight
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| Type: | Official reports | Affidavits | Text |
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| Creator: | Knight, Levi J. |
| Title: | Letter [with enclosures] 1842 Feb. 24, Lowndes County, [Georgia to] Charles J. McDonald, [Governor of Georgia] / Levi J. Knight |
| Date: | 1842 Feb. 24 |
| Description: | Levi J. Knight in Lowndes County, Georgia writes to Georgia Governor Charles J. McDonald on February 24, 1842 to inform McDonald that he had Captains John J. Johnson and Solomon W. Morgan submit rolls and swear to the amount of service reported. Knight encloses copies of the captains' affidavits and a copy of a letter, dated February 15, 1842, from Knight to McDonald wherein Knight urges the governor to keep up protection on the Georgia frontier. He contends that the "country is still annoyed by the Indians" and that signs of Indian activity are common. This document appears in its original form as tcc640 of the Southeastern Native American Documents database. Document ID: tcc639. 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. |
| Subjects: | Indians of North America--Claims against | Military assistance | Seminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842 | Georgia. Militia--Pay, allowances, etc. | Georgia |
| Contributors: | Hargrett Library |
| Online Publisher: | Athens, Ga. : Digital Library of Georgia, 2001 |
| Original Material: | Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 52, folder 07, document 03. |
| Rights and Usage: | This work is the property of the University of Georgia Libraries. It may be used freely by individuals for research, teaching, and personal use as long as this statement of availability is included in the text. 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 |
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| Related Institutions: | Digital Library of Georgia Hargrett Library Museum of the Cherokee Indian Tennessee State Library and Archives Tennessee State Museum Frank H. McClung Museum (Knoxville, Tenn.) Hoskins Library LaFayette-Walker County Library |
| Collection Information: | Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842 |