[M234, roll 290, frame 508]
Steamer "South Alabama"
Off Vicksburg, Miss
26th May 1838
Sir
I enclose herewith an abstract of my Muster Rolls, giving the whole number
embarked on board the two Steamers "Renown" and "South
Alabama", viz: 453 on board the former, which left New Orleans on the
morning of the 19th instant and 674 on board the latter, in which number are
included all the Negroes with the exception of the 32 left at New Orleans, in
the hands of the Civil Authoriity and 7 Spaniards, who objected to going west
and were left with an express understanding, that they would not return to
Florida until the close of the war. At 2am on 22nd inst., since leaving New
Orleans I have buried four, the party generally are in good health and fine
spirits.
I would inform the Commissioner that to the total number here returned, must be
added and subtracted, the births, deaths, and those detached, to wit: 5 births,
47 deaths, and 8 detached; the whole that have come into my hands therefore is
1232 Indians, Spaniards, and Negroes.
I am Sir,
Very Respectfully
Your Obt. Servt.
Jno. G. Reynolds
1st Lieut. U S M C
Disb. Agt. Ind. Dept.
C. A. Harris Esqr.
Commr Ind. Affairs
Washington City
Muster Roll of a Party of Seminole Indian Prisoners about to emigrate west of the Mississippi River under the Charge of John G. Reynolds, 1st Lieut U. S. M. C. & Disbg. Agt. Ind. Dept., May 1838.
| Number and Ages of Indians | No. of Free Negroes | No. of Slaves | Total | Remarks | ||||||||||
| Males | Females | |||||||||||||
| under 10 |
of 10 and under 25 |
of 25 and under 50 |
over 50 |
under 10 |
of 10 and under 25 |
of 25 and under 50 |
over 50 |
Males | Females | Males | Females | |||
| 132 | 85 | 225 | 21 | 130 | 81 | 179 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 130 | 150 | 1166 | [see below] | |
| Deduct | 7 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 39 | |||||||||
| Total | 132 | 85 | 218 | 21 | 130 | 81 | 179 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 119 | 130 | 1127 | |
Remarks. Detached 7 Spaniards who were unwilling to emigrate, 31 slaves and 1 Negro man named Louis, ordered to be sent west by Genl Jesup, who were arrested by the civil authority of New Orleans.
John G. Reynolds
1st Lieut. U. S. M. C.
& Disbg. Agt. Ind. Dept.