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Copy of a statement regarding capture of a suspected slave ship, 12 November 1857
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Copy of a statement regarding capture of a suspected slave ship, 12 November 1857.
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[Place of production not identified : producer not identified, 1857]
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Collection: The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859.
Thomas P. Pelot was an officer in the United States Navy, later served in the Confederate Navy. William McBlair was a United States naval officer in command of the ship Dale, responsible for catching illegal slave trading ships off the coast of Africa. Later served in the Confederate Navy. John S. Cunningham was a purser in the United States Navy, later rose to paymaster. Hunter Davidson was a Lieutenant in the United States Navy, later served in the Confederate Navy.
Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : AM, 2014. Digitized from a copy held by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
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Summary
Copy of a statement regarding a captured suspected slave ship. Certifying that Mr. Curtis, the 1st mate of the barque 'Wm G. Lewis, stated that no one on board the ship had contact with the mainland. With the names of Theodore L. Walker, Hunter Davidson, A. B. Cummings, John S. Cunningham and William McBride (all five are clerical signatures). Written on board the U.S.S. Dale, off the Congo River. John S. Cunningham, a purser in the United States Navy, later rose to paymaster. Hunter Davidson, a lieutenant in the United States Navy, later served in the Confederate Navy.
Variant and related titles
American history, 1493-1945. Module I.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 18, 2024
Series
American history module 1
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AM (Publisher), digitiser.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, owner.
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