CAMDEN COUNTY, GA - MILITARY EARLY LETTERS  179?

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179__ Document Number ___

To his Excellency George Mathews Esqr.

The 10th. inst. a party of Indians stole a Horse from
this station, I followed them with Eight Dragoons for
five Days, about seventy Miles, the want of Forage &
provisions made it imprudent to follow any further, the
15th. of said Month, which was the Day that I returned
to my Command, another party of Indians stole & Carried
off three Horses from the B. Fort (Burnt Fort), on
Sittilla (Satilla River), my Horses bein (sic) very
much Fitague'd (sic) & having no forage in any of the
stations to Recrute (sic) them at the time, put it out
of my power to follow them, Bein (sic) taken three Days
before a report was made, to me at Colerain, on the
22nd, of said Month some Indians made prisoner and
Carried off from the vicinity of the B. Fort a Negro
fellow, the property of John Crawford one of the Spies,
at said station, In Capt. Randolph's absence the
Command of the frontier of this Couty falls on me, they
(sic) men that were Inlisted (sic) Untill (sic) the
first of Jany. their time is out this Day, Your
Excellency having taken no Orders to raise men to fill
up their place thats (sic) Come to hand, I thought it
my Duty to indeavr, (sic) to Keep as many of they (sic)
men as pofsible (possible) for the Month of Jany, or
for a few Days, Untill (sic) some Orders Comes forward,
from Your Excellency with arrangements for the
protection & regulations of this frontier, In
Consequence of they (sic) Mens time bein (sic) Nearly
out, I wrote & sent a report to the Commanding officer
of this County, Capt, Abner Mitchel, to Order a Draft
of they (sic) Different District Companies to hold
themselves in readinefs (readiness) in Case it should
be found Necefsary, Garrison Colerain & B. Fort
stations, when they (sic) mens time of Inlistment (sic)
was out, which he refused to Comply with, Not receiving
the Orders Orders (sic) from a person thats (sic)
higher in Authority, the want of Field officers in this
Country, is very much alyarmed (sic) the Inhabitants
thereof, & the protection the Militia would afford, if
they had good field officers, to keep up the proper
Regulations, the Bear'r. of this is one of the
Dragoons, he will want pocket Money to bear his
expences (sic) Back to this place, Your Excellency will
be pleas'd (sic) to supply him if they (sic) public
allows Money for that purpose, Mr. Cobbs Muster'd (sic)
they (sic) B. Fort & Colerain Detachments, for the
Month of Novemr. & Carried on triplicate pay & muster
Rolls with him, he Empower'd (sic) me to Muster they
Men for this month, which I have Done & send on the
Rolls by the Bear'r (sic), Your Excellency will please
to have them Given to the paymaster, I am Your
Excellency's 

		Most Obedient very Humble, Serv't.
			Randolph M,, Gillis (McGillis)
		Lt. Dragoons Commanding the Troop in actual service
			Frontiers Camden County –
His Excellency Gov:
Mathews Esq'r.

	Addressed - 		Exprefs
			His Excellency Gov: Mathews Esq'r.
				Augusta,

						Endorsed
						Letter
					Randolph McGillis

					Indian depredations