Letter, 1836 Jan. 1, Tallahassee, [Florida to] W[illia]m Schley, Governor of Geo[r]gia, Milledgeville / J[ohn] H. Eaton Florida. Governor (1834-1835 : Eaton) Seminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842 This is a letter from John Henry Eaton, former U. S. Secretary of War (1829-1831) and Governor of the Florida territory (1834-1836), to William Schley, Governor of Georgia (1835-1837), dated January 25, 1836. Eaton informs Schley of recent troop movements in the Florida territory associated with the Second Seminole War (1835-1842). He describes the composition of various forces, including a body of "friendly" Indians and troops under the command of General Duncan Clinch, and discusses Camp King (Florida) as a possible place for rendezvous. Eaton also discusses Tampa Bay as a source of supplies and provisions. Document ID: tcc730. 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 Military records Text http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/zlna/id:tcc730 4 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 03, folder 18, document 05. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: AT&T DjVu browser plug-in needed to view images of documents. 1836-01-25 Florida 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