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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04604.18 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters of Isaac Mayo as commander of USS Grampus off Cuba re: piracy, slave ships, Lafayette |
| Title | Isaac Mayo to John Branch regarding naval matters |
| Date | 5 June 1830 |
| Author | Mayo, Isaac (1791-1861) |
| Recipient | Branch, John |
| Document Type | Military document; Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by Lieutenant Commander Mayo as commander of the U.S.S. Grampus, which was off the coast of Saint Domingo, to Branch as Secretary of the Navy. Better copy of GLC04606.17. Marked "No. 2" in docket. |
| Subjects | Military History Navy Caribbean Slavery Slave Trade Merchants and Trade Commerce Pirates Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Surrender African American History Military Law Maritime |
| People | Mayo, Isaac (1794-1861) Branch, John (1782-1863) |
| Place written | Off Cape Hayti, Saint Domingo |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime; Slavery & Abolition; Merchants & Commerce; Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | The U.S.S. Grampus was involved in the Amistad incident in 1840. The ship was ordered by President Martin Van Buren to New Haven, Connecticut's harbor in January 1840 to smuggle the captive Africans back to the Spanish in Cuba. The ship did anchor in the harbor, but the plan was never implemented. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |