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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00722.37 |
| From Archive Folder | William McBlair collection |
| Title | Charles E. Hawley to William McBlair requesting a medical survey |
| Date | 2 May 1858 |
| Author | Hawley, Charles E. (fl. 1858) |
| Additional authors | McBlair, William (d. 1863) |
| Recipient | McBlair, William |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Letter, with McBlair's autograph endorsement signed on the verso. The letter, written on board the U.S.S. "Marion" at Porto Praya, Cape Verde, states that Hawley is ill with dyspepsia, does not believe he can recover on board, and wishes that "a medical survey may be held in my case." McBlair's note on the next page, written on 3 May 1858, on board the U.S.S. "Dale" at Porto Praya, orders the medical examination to be held. Note on bottom of page states that Hawley passed; it is signed by Assistant Surgeons W. Sherman, R. J. Mason and H.W.M. Washington. |
| Subjects | Health and Medical Military History Navy Maritime Africa African American History African Squadron Global History and Civics |
| People | McBlair, William (d. 1863) Hawley, Charles E. (fl. 1858) Sherman, W. (fl. 1858) Washington, H.W.M. (fl. 1858) Mason, R.J. (fl. 1858) |
| Theme | Health & Medicine; Naval & Maritime; African Americans; Foreign Affairs; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | 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. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |