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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00722.12 |
| From Archive Folder | William McBlair collection |
| Title | W. H. Morse to William McBlair regarding a request to store naval material in a United States owned warehouse |
| Date | 26 July 1857 |
| Author | Morse, W. H. (fl. 1857) |
| Recipient | McBlair, William |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Refusing McBlair's request to store naval materials in a United States owned warehouse, because the warehouse is too full already. William H. Morse was the U.S. consul in Cape Verde. |
| Subjects | Navy Military History Military Supplies Africa African American History African Squadron Global History and Civics |
| People | Morse, W. H. (fl. 1857) |
| Place written | Porto Praya, Cape Verde |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime; African Americans; Foreign Affairs; 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 |