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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02092 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1862 |
| Title | David Glasgow Farragut to Benjamin F. Butler regarding a detained Spanish ship |
| Date | 11 August 1862 |
| Author | Farragut, David Glasgow (1801-1870) |
| Recipient | Butler, Benjamin Franklin |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | Written by Flag Officer Farragut to Major General Butler as commander of the Department of the Gulf. Farragut says he has just returned from an official visit with the Spanish commander of a steamer of war who had been detained for lack of proper documents. The Spanish commander was forced to land at New Orleans because he was out of provisions. The "store vessel", where the proper papers were stored was below and unreachable. The Spaniard said nothing about it because he was afraid of being denied entry to the port. Reports that the Spaniard "asked me with great timidity as to whether he could not get thru by some course or other & I told him I would mention it to you & that you would say what was to be done." Also in file is a small piece of paper that seems to have been cut off of another document. It is in Farragut's hand and simply says "F.S. Hartford." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Navy Global History and Civics Military Provisions Diet and Nutrition |
| People | Farragut, David Glasgow (1801-1870) |
| Place written | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime; Law; Merchants & Commerce; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach |