Keep the Militia of Georgia in that State
Document 1798Jackson objects to the President's calling into service the Militia of Georgia because such an action would leave that State and its citizens unnecessarily vulnerable to invasion. Since ordering northern troops into Georgia would expose them to unhealthy conditions, it seems reasonable to man the State's garrisons with local militia rather than having them sent to posts outside the State.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Jackson objects to the President's calling into service the Militia of Georgia because such an action would leave that State and its citizens unnecessarily vulnerable to invasion. Since ordering northern troops into Georgia would expose them to unhealthy conditions, it seems reasonable to man the State's garrisons with local militia rather than having them sent to posts outside the State.
Date
10/14/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Louisville, Georgia
Document number
1798101440101
Page start
1
Note
Cited in McHenry to Washington, 11/14/1798, and Jackson to McHenry, 11/26/1798.
Notable persons
James McHenry
James Jackson
the President [Adams]
militia
Secretary of State [Timothy Pickering]
Executive of Georgia
northern troops
backcountry citizens
Notable locations
Executive Department Georgia, Louisville
Massachusetts
the back country
lower parts of Georgia
the low country
southern counties
Florida
Savannah
Notable items
unncessary expense
time of impending war
invasion
forts
garrisons
State Governments
the Union
fortification
galleys
piratical incursion
brass six-pounders
three-pounders
arms and artillery
muskets