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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04604.11 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters of Isaac Mayo as commander of USS Grampus off Cuba re: piracy, slave ships, Lafayette |
| Title | Samuel L. Southard to Isaac Mayo regarding the frigate "Guerriere" |
| Date | 30 October 1828 |
| Author | Southard, Samuel Lewis (1787-1842) |
| Recipient | Mayo, Isaac |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Secretary of the Navy Southard commands Lieutenant Mayo, who is in Annapolis, Maryland, to report to Commodore Banon for duty on board the frigate "Guerriere." Signed note on verso says an attack of bilious fever kept him from joining the ship. He would have had the rank of first lieutenant. |
| Subjects | Military History Navy Health and Medical |
| People | Mayo, Isaac (1794-1861) Southard, Samuel Lewis (1787-1842) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |