In the letter Lee explains that he has been very ill and that he hopes to travel "below Mobile with intention of a restoration of health." He cannot afford the trip, however, so he asks Caller to lend him some money: "I cannot get the necessaries I...
In the letter Toulmin discusses an uprising of Creek Indians in Pensacola, Florida. According to reports, they even plan to assassinate several of their own chiefs: "This will effect a compleat [sic] revolution in the government, and the patriots...
In the letter Toulmin discusses the proposed improvement to the road between Fort Stoddert and Fort Hawkins in Georgia, which was authorized by a recent act of Congress. He argues that the current route between the two forts is "entirely out of...
2010-11-12
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