Glascock, Thomas, 1790-1841 to Andrew Jackson
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00782.11.03 Author/Creator: Glascock, Thomas, 1790-1841 Place Written: Cordele, Georgia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: April 30, 1818 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy
A brigadier general in the Seminole War, Glascock tells Jackson of his return to Fort Early during the first Seminole War and gives an account of the Chehaw Affair. He discusses the misunderstandings that lead Captain Obediah Wright, who was in the Georgia militia and under the authority of the Governor of Georgia William Rabun, to kill ten Chehaws and destroy their village. The Chehaw were allies of the United States during the first Seminole War. Letter written at Fort Early
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