Box 4280.001

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains a 125-page report written by US Army engineer Hugh Young for General Andrew Jackson, providing background about the region of Florida in preparation for the army’s 1818 march to Pensacola, the capital of Spanish West Florida, during the First Seminole War. The first and longer "Memoir" part of the manuscript describes East Florida's terrain, people, waterways, and agricultural products. There is a lengthy section titled "Indians," in which Young discusses Seminole tribes...