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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02978.27 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents relating to the defense of Philadelphia |
| Title | Robert D. Oliver to Don T. Stoughton regarding a blockade of Long Island Sound |
| Date | 11 December 1813 |
| Author | Oliver, Robert Dudley (1766-1850) |
| Recipient | Stoughton, Don Thomas |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Copy of a letter from Captain Oliver, a senior British officer in the Long Island Sound, to Don Thomas Stoughton, the Spanish Consul in New York. Informs Stoughton that a British ship called the Valient was off New London, Connecticut, and orders were in place to blockade the Long Island Sound, effective 6 December 1813. Asks that the intelligence be communicated "to the other neutral consuls in your district." Message dated from the Philadelphia Gazette and originally from the New York Gazette of 9 December 1812. |
| Subjects | War of 1812 Military History Global History and Civics Blockade Navy Neutrality Diplomacy Maritime |
| People | Oliver, Robert Dudley (1766-1850) Stoughton, Don Thomas (fl. 1813) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | War of 1812 |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |