I guess it is "Location, Location, Location!" <G> From Seminole Indian War Record the following interesting entries: Vol. 4, page 35 Re: Muster Roll of Lieutenant Celestino Gonzalez's Detachment Company of the 1st Regiment, 1st Brigade of the Florida Militia ....... Certified a true muster on 25th July 1838 by Celestino Gonzalez, commanding the Company. Station: Pensacola, E.F. Certified true the same day and place by Captain D. H. VINTON, Inspector & Mustering Officer. {note where Pensacola is stated as located here ...} Vol. 5, pp 58-59 Re: Muster Roll of Capt. Elijah Johnson's Company of the 7th Reg., First Brigade of the FL Militia (Enrolled at Tallahassee) Certified a true muster by Capt. Elijah Johnson on 7th August; Station: Camp Harney. [1840] Certified a true muster by J. Green, Lt. Col., 6th Art'y. Commanding the District West of the Suwannee.,Inspector and Muster Office {Lt. Col. Green apparently envisions 2 divisions - East of the Suwannee and West of the Suwannee......} Vol. 6, pp 64-65 Re: Muster roll of Captain Thomas Langford's company of Florida Militia Mounted Volunteers............ By signature on 13 July 1840 at Camp Independence, Madison County, Middle Florida , Capt. Thos. Langford commanding the Company, certified the muster to be true and accurate "in every particular." ............ {As far as Capt. Langford was concerned he was in Middle Florida.....} Vol. 7, page 9 Re: Muster Roll of Capt. George R. McElvy's Company of Regiment of Regiment of Florida Mounted Militia, ...... I certify, on honor, that this Muster Roll exhibits the true state of Capt. George R. McElvy's Company of Florida Mounted Militia for the period herein mentioned that the remarks set opposite the name of each officer and soldier was accurate and just. Signed by George R. McElvy, Capt., Commanding the Company Date: 10 December [1840] Station: Tallahassee, W. Fla {here we are to West Florida, even though most entries indicate Tallahassee as Middle Florida} I could keep pulling the discrepancies of locations and demarcations, not only from the SIW records, but others records as well, but I conclude that in the 1800's, persons were as unsure about "locations" as I am........even the "Map of the Seat of War in Florida" executed in 1839 by order of Brig. Gen. Zachary Taylor to identify the forts and other important locations , is incomplete on many fort locations and names...... I want to thank all the terrific responses I have received on this issue....Each was informative .......I do not think there is an exact answer to my question for the time frame past the Spanish relinquishment of Florida to America...... I had hoped there was an official document on the matter.... Again thank you all...... Deborah

A list member inquired as to source of Seminole Indian War records....and below is the information I have......in case anyone else needs it.....or can add additional resource info...... ---------------------------- Published by : Florida Department of Military Affairs Special Archives Publication Number 67 "Seminole Militia Muster Rolls, Seminole Indian Wars" Vol's. 1-10 State Arsenal, St. Francis Barracks, St. Augustine, Florida No publication date given....... The work was published in limited numbers .... It is an excellent resource covering the 2nd and 3rd Seminole Wars....I got my copies directly from the Historical Services Division at the State Arsenal, but I do not know where other copies are located.....maybe some other kind soul could provide that information to the list.... Here is the contact information for the State Arsenal State of Florida Department of Military Affairs Historical Services Division P.O. Box 1008 St. Augustine, Florida 32085-1008 Deborah --------------------------- Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 10:06 AM To: SimplySouth Subject: Re: [FLORIDA] EAST-WEST Florida -Question ? Deborah: Could you email the: Title, pub. date, publishers, author, if there is one, of the Volumes that you are quoting? As my first record of my GGGrandfather is 1836 in a militia muster roll I am very interested in the 2nd S/M War. If for nothing else to do a time line of him. Thanks