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Letter Tampa Bay, Fla., to C.C. Clay, Governor of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 1836 Nov. 17

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Title Letter Tampa Bay, Fla., to C.C. Clay, Governor of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 1836 Nov. 17

Creator Jesup, Thomas Sidney, 1788-1860

Date 1836

Place Alabama, Florida--Tampa Bay

Subjects Alabama, Seminole Indians, Seminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842, United States

Description Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
Text of letter on p. [1]-[2]; address on p. [4]
For more information, consult the Special Collections Info. File.

Summary November 17, 1836, letter from Jesup to Clement Comer Clay, governor of Alabama, regarding state militia to be raised and ordered to Florida, and his plan to pursue the Seminole forces believed to be concentrated on the Withlacoochee River.

Biographical/Historical Note Quartermaster-general of the U.S. army, 1818-1860. Appointed commander of U.S., Georgia, and Alabama troops fighting the Creeks in Alabama, May 19, 1836, and of the army in Florida during the Second Seminole War, Dec. 6, 1836.

Extent 1 item (1 folded sheet (4 p.)) ; 25 cm

Format Correspondence, Manuscripts, Records

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection

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Call Number Ayer MS 448

BibID 141842

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Manifest

Filename 991418428805867_Ayer_MS_448

Unique Identifier NL11IH02

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