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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04604.04 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters of Isaac Mayo as commander of USS Grampus off Cuba re: piracy, slave ships, Lafayette |
| Title | John Rodgers to Isaac Mayo regarding new recruits to the ship "North Carolina" |
| Date | 26 July 1824 |
| Author | Rodgers, John (1773-1838) |
| Recipient | Mayo, Isaac |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Written by Captain John Rodgers to Lt. Isaac Mayo. Mayo is ordered to proceed to Philadelphia and to wait there for further orders for the purpose of assisting the recruiting officer there in shipping and transporting new recruits to the ship "North Carolina." Note on verso, initialed by Isaac Mayo, says that he remained in Philadelphia "several months" to assist the sailors on the "North Carolina" in Norfolk. |
| Subjects | Navy Military History Recruitment |
| People | Mayo, Isaac (1794-1861) Rodgers, John (1773-1838) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |