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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04604.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters of Isaac Mayo as commander of USS Grampus off Cuba re: piracy, slave ships, Lafayette |
| Title | Charles Stewart to Isaac Mayo regarding naval matters |
| Date | 12 January 1823 |
| Author | Stewart, Charles (1778-1869) |
| Recipient | Mayo, Isaac |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by Captain Charles Stewart to Lieutenant Isaac Mayo, both of the U.S.S. Franklin. Notes Mayo will receive dispatches 1 & 2 for the Secretary of the Navy and State Department. Says he and Lt. Henry should proceed with them to Panama and from there proceed to Washington D.C. as quickly as possible. Mentions the purser will provide necessary cash for expenses and he is asked to keep an account. Mayo signed a note at the bottom and verso of the letter saying he took passage to Panama but missed the English packet and had to remain "one month in the deadly place." Writes he took passage in an American schooner. Says they were chased by pirates, but eluded capture. Envelope for this item is numbered GLC04604.02. |
| Subjects | Navy Military History Finance Latin and South America Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Pirates |
| People | Mayo, Isaac (1794-1861) Stewart, Charles (1778-1869) |
| Place written | Valparaíso Bay, Chile |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime; Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Envelope to Lieutenant Mayo |