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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00815.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1844 |
| Title | Theodore Canot to Thomas T. Craven about making rigging |
| Date | 13 September 1844 |
| Author | Canot, Theodore (1804-1860) |
| Recipient | Craven, Thomas Tingey |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Writes to Lieutenant Commodore Craven about the building and rigging of ship to be named 'Le Pauvre Diable.' Asks to borrow a book on shipbuilding if possible, and asks for advice on how to rig his ship in "the American stile." |
| Subjects | Africa African American History African Squadron Navy Maritime Science and Technology Slavery Abolition Slave Trade Global History and Civics |
| People | Canot, Theodore (b. 1807) Craven, Thomas Tingey (1808-1887) |
| Place written | Newflorence |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime; Foreign Affairs; Science, Technology, Invention; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Thomas Tingey Craven (1808-1887) was a career naval officer. During 1843-1844 he aided Commodore Matthew C. Perry's suppression of the African slave trade, part of the time as commander of the schooner Porpoise. He would subsequently be appointed as a Commodore of the U.S. Navy, serving on the Union side during the Civil War. Theodore Canot was a prominent slave trader originally from Italy who often sailed between Cuba and West Africa. During the 1840s, Canot attempted to turn to legitimate business, working as a planter at Cape Mount in Liberia; this may be why he was able to correspond with Craven, who would otherwise be interested in apprehending him for being a slaver. Canot ultimately failed as a planter and returned to the slave trade. He would subsequently publish a narrative of his journeys, entitled "Captain Canot, or Twenty Years of an African Slaver." |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Matthew Perry to Thomas T. Craven with orders to survey an anchorage |