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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00722.45 |
| From Archive Folder | William McBlair collection |
| Title | Charles H. Hasker to William McBlair regarding a disobedient boy named Samuel Brown |
| Date | 18 January 1859 |
| Author | Hasker, Charles H. (fl. 1824-1864) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Reporting Samuel Brown, a boy, for disobedience and abusive language, "for threatening to revenge himself upon my person should it be five years hence." Docket notes that Hasker "slapped the boy." Written on board the U.S.S. "Dale." Charles H. Hasker was a boatswain on the U.S.S. "Dale"; he later served as a Lieutenant in the Confederate Navy. |
| Subjects | Children and Family Navy Maritime Military History Africa African American History African Squadron Military Law |
| People | McBlair, William (d. 1863) Hasker, Charles Hazelwood (fl. 1824-1864) |
| Theme | Children & Family; Naval & Maritime; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans |
| 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. Charles H. Hasker was a boatswain on the U.S.S. "Dale," later served as a Lieutenant in the Confederate Navy. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |