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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00722.50 |
| From Archive Folder | William McBlair collection |
| Title | S. Allen Engles to William McBlair regarding the health of two prisoners |
| Date | 18 March 1859 |
| Author | Engles, S. Allen (fl. 1858-1859) |
| Recipient | McBlair, William |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Letter with McBlair's autograph endorsement signed at the bottom, regarding the injury caused by confinement at sea. Letter reports that Henry O. Jennings and William Bainbridge have been ordered by a court martial to be confined in cells for eight hours a day for ten days, but Engles believes this will injure their health. Engles believes "confinement in the cells for a longer period than 6 consecutive hours is calculated sensibly to injure the health of the persons confined." McBlair's endorsement reduces the sentences for both men to six hours a day of imprisonment. Written on board the U.S.S. "Dale" while at sea. S. Allen Engles was an Assistant Surgeon on board the "Dale." |
| Subjects | Military History Military Law Health and Medical Navy Maritime Africa African American History African Squadron |
| People | Engels, L. Allen (fl. 1858-1859) |
| Theme | Health & Medicine; Naval & Maritime; 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. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |