Thomas Sidney Jesup letter

Descriptive Summary

Repository: Historical Society Title: Thomas Sidney Jesup letter Dates: 1822 Extent: 0.05 cubic feet (1 folder) Identification: MS 0428

Biographical/Historical Note

Thomas Sidney Jesup was a soldier in the U.S. Army. He rose to the rank of Major General. He served in the and was appointed Quarter Master General in 1818. In 1836 he was assigned to command U.S. troops and troops from Georgia and operating against the Creek Indians. In December of that year he succeeded to the command of the army in . He was wounded in 1838 in a fight with the Indians, after which he assumed his duties as Quarter master General, a position he held for the remainder of his life.

John Munroe was a Lieutenant at the time. He served in three campaigns against the Indians in Florida and in the War with Mexico. He rose to the rank of Colonel. He was the military and civil governor of Mexico, October 1849 - December 1850.

Scope and Content Note

This collection consists of a letter from John Munroe to Brig. General Thomas Jesup, Quarter Master General, December 9, 1822, regarding his unaudited accounts as Post Quarter Master at Tybee Barracks. Bears a note regarding settlement of the account.

Index Terms

Georgia--History--1775-1865. Jesup, Thomas Sidney, 1788-1860. Letters (correspondence) Tybee Island (Ga.) United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department.

Administrative Information

Custodial History

Unknown.

Preferred Citation

[item identification], Thomas Sidney Jesup letter, MS 428, Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, Georgia.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Alexander A. Lawrence, 1951. Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

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Sponsorship

Encoding funded by a 2012 Documenting Democracy grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.