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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00722.70 |
| From Archive Folder | William McBlair collection |
| Title | Unknown to William McBlair thanking him for a gift |
| Date | 27 September 1858 |
| Recipient | McBlair, William |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Sends letters and information, and thanks McBlair for a dog given as a gift. Written from Saint George's Castle, also known as Elmina Castle, a former prison and center of the African slave trade. Name of signer is illegible. |
| Subjects | Pets Africa African American History African Squadron Military History Navy Maritime Global History and Civics |
| People | McBlair, William (d. 1863) |
| Place written | Elmina, Ghana |
| Theme | Foreign Affairs; African Americans; Naval & Maritime; 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 |