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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04604.23 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters of Isaac Mayo as commander of USS Grampus off Cuba re: piracy, slave ships, Lafayette |
| Title | Jesse Duncan Elliott to Isaac Mayo ordering him to take provisions for a four month cruise off the coast of Mexico |
| Date | 13 November 1830 |
| Author | Elliott, Jesse D. (Jesse Duncan) (1782-1845) |
| Recipient | Mayo, Isaac |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Written in clerical hand and signed by Captain Elliott as commander of the West India Squadron to Lieutenant Commander Mayo as commander of the U.S.S. Grampus. Orders Mayo to take provisions for a four month cruise off the coast of Mexico. Says he needs to use economy in stocking the ship. Asks Mayo to leave him the triplicates of the list of requisitions. Says Lt. Rinker has been ordered to join the Grampus to replace Lt. Rick Morris. Says Morris is to have permission to return home and to report to the Secretary of the Navy by letter when he arrives. Mayo is to make an appearance off Vera Cruz, Tampico, and Campeche. Says he is to offer lawful protection to American ships claiming "In your intercourse with foreign public authorities, I would recommend a mild and conciliatory yet firm Course." Says he has enclosed a circular from 22 June (not included here) relative to consuls. After the cruise is over, Mayo is to report to Pensacola and await further instructions. Postscript says there is a new set of sails waiting for the Grampus, made of American cotton duck. Small piece of the letter is missing causing minor text loss. |
| Subjects | Military History Navy Pirates Caribbean Latin and South America Commerce Merchants and Trade Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Military Provisions Maritime Diplomacy |
| People | Elliott, Jesse D. (Jesse Duncan) (1782-1845) Mayo, Isaac (1794-1861) |
| Place written | Pensacola Bay, Florida |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime; Merchants & Commerce; Foreign Affairs |
| 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 |