Letter, 1841 Oct. 11, Fort Floyd to [Governor] Charles J. McDonald, Milledgeville, Georgia / James A. Sweat Sweat, James A. Seminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842 Georgia. Militia Military supplies This is a letter dated October 11, 1841 from Captain James A. Sweat to Governor Charles J. McDonald (Governor of Georgia, 1839-1843) informing the governor that, during a scout on the previous weekend, Sweat and his men found "considerable" signs of Indians near the Okefenokee Swamp. Sweat says that he was unable to follow the Indian trails that led into the swamp because he had too few men with him, but he vows to pursue them as soon as he has obtained suitable rations and supplies for his men (see Sweat's follow-up letter tcc632). Sweat goes on to complain that citizens in the area are reluctant to give the troops food on credit from the state government because it takes too long for them to receive reimbursement. He therefore asks the governor to advise him on the best way to procure these supplies. Document ID: tcc627. 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. Athens, Ga. : Digital Library of Georgia Hargrett Library 2001 Official reports Text http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/zlna/id:tcc627 2 pages/leaves text/html image/jpeg image/x-djvu Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 52, folder 06, document 01. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: AT&T DjVu browser plug-in needed to view images of documents. 1841-10-11 Georgia 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