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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04604.16 |
| 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 regarding the U.S.S. Grampus |
| Date | 10 April 1830 |
| Author | Elliott, Jesse D. (Jesse Duncan) (1782-1845) |
| Recipient | Mayo, Isaac |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Written by Elliott on board the U.S.S. Falmouth as commander of the West Indian Squadron to Lieutenant Commander Mayo. Orders Mayo to assume command of the schooner U.S.S. Grampus. Says Lieutenant James G. Boughan will provide him a copy of his general instructions (GLC04604.14). Says Boughan will get him acclimated to the ship and give him further orders. |
| Subjects | Military History Navy Caribbean Latin and South America Pirates Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs |
| People | Elliott, Jesse D. (Jesse Duncan) (1782-1845) Mayo, Isaac (1794-1861) Boughan, James G. (fl. 1830) |
| Place written | Havana, Cuba |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime; Government & Politics; 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 |
| Related documents | Letter from Jesse Duncan Elliott to Isaac Mayo regarding a naval presence in the West Indies and Gulf of Mexico |