Walker, Theodore L., fl. 1857 to William McBlair

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GLC#
GLC00722.16-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
October 27, 1857
Author/Creator
Walker, Theodore L., fl. 1857
Title
to William McBlair
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
2 p. : docket ; Height: 33 cm, Width: 20 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Reports on his expedition to the H.M.S. "Myrmidon" and subsequent journey up the Congo river. Walker, a lieutenant on the U.S.S. "Dale," had been sent by McBlair in an armed boat to join the British vessel (which took them in tow) in its cruise for suspected slavers. They stopped several suspicious vessels (including the "Bremen"), but the British commander was in a hurry to return and, in McBlair's opinion, rushed the expedition. No ships were captured. Letter written on board the U.S.S. "Dale."

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