Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 to William Rabun
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00782.11.01 Author/Creator: Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 Place Written: Fort Gadsden, Florida Type: Letter signed Date: May 7, 1818 Pagination: 2 p. ; 25.1 x 20.2 cm. Order a Copy
Asks that Rabun, governor of Georgia, arrest for murder Captain Obediah Wright. Wright had destroyed a Chehaw village and murdered several of its inhabitants, while many of its members were aiding him in his expedition against the Seminole Indians during the first Seminole War. Seal remnant in upper and lower left corners.
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