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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04604.08 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters of Isaac Mayo as commander of USS Grampus off Cuba re: piracy, slave ships, Lafayette |
| Title | Samuel L. Southard to Isaac Mayo regarding James Banon and the trial of Charles Stewart |
| Date | 21 July 1825 |
| Author | Southard, Samuel Lewis (1787-1842) |
| Recipient | Mayo, Isaac |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Southard as Secretary of the Navy asks Lieutenant Mayo to report to Captain James Banon, President of the Naval Court Martial, as a witness in the case of Charles Stewart. Stewart was being accused of convoying a foreign (British) ship into a blockaded port. He was eventually acquitted. |
| Subjects | Military History Navy Military Law Blockade Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs |
| People | Mayo, Isaac (1794-1861) Stewart, Charles (1778-1869) Banon, James (fl. 1825) Southard, Samuel Lewis (1787-1842) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Law; Naval & Maritime; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |