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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04604.20 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters of Isaac Mayo as commander of USS Grampus off Cuba re: piracy, slave ships, Lafayette |
| Title | Jesse Duncan Elliott to Isaac Mayo ordering him to remain with the U.S.S. Grampus and escort Lieutenant Wilson to the mouth of the Mississippi River |
| Date | 12 July 1830 |
| Author | Elliott, Jesse D. (Jesse Duncan) (1782-1845) |
| Recipient | Mayo, Isaac |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by Captain Elliott as commander of the West India Squadron to Lieutenant Commander Mayo as commander of the U.S.S. Grampus. Orders Mayo to remain with the Grampus until Lt. Wilson comes out with the prize. Mayo is to escort Wilson to the mouth of the Mississippi River. Tells him to secure all prisoners for the trip for New Orleans. When he returns to Pensacola, Elliott wants to be given a report. Written "in haste." Address and docket are on a sheet that is now separated from the letter. |
| Subjects | Military History Navy Caribbean Slavery Slave Trade Merchants and Trade Commerce Pirates Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Surrender African American History Military Law Maritime Prisoner |
| People | Elliott, Jesse D. (Jesse Duncan) (1782-1845) Mayo, Isaac (1794-1861) |
| Place written | Pensacola, Florida |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime; Slavery & Abolition; Merchants & Commerce; Foreign Affairs; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | The U.S.S. Grampus was involved in the Amistad incident in 1840. The ship was ordered by President Martin Van Buren to New Haven, Connecticut's harbor in January 1840 to smuggle the captive Africans back to the Spanish in Cuba. The ship did anchor in the harbor, but the plan was never implemented. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |