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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00722.47 |
| From Archive Folder | William McBlair collection |
| Title | John S. Cunningham to William McBlair regarding financial matters |
| Date | 31 January 1859 |
| Author | Cunningham, John S. (d. 1894) |
| Recipient | McBlair, William |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Reporting, at McBlair's request, that $1,568 is "on board to the credit of the government" and $1,450 is due to the "Kroomen" (native crewmen from Liberia) of the ship. Also notes that he requested $6,000 from the flag ship, but received $4,000. Written on board the U.S.S. "Dale" while at sea. |
| Subjects | Finance Military History Soldier's Pay Global History and Civics Africa African American History African Squadron Navy Maritime |
| People | McBlair, William (d. 1863) Cunningham, John S. (d. 1894) |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; Foreign Affairs; African Americans; 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. John S. Cunningham was a purser in the United States Navy, later rose to paymaster. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |