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- GLC#
- GLC01617
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- June 11, 1844
- Author/Creator
- Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858
- Title
- to Thomas Tingey Craven
- Place Written
- Monrovia, Liberia
- Pagination
- 3 p. : docket ; Height: 32 cm, Width: 20.4 cm
- Language
- English
- Primary time period
- National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
- Sub-Era
- Age of Jackson
Perry writes from U.S. Frigate Macedonian to Craven, Commander of the U.S. Brig Porpoise. He instructs Craven that upon arriving in Liberia, he should go directly to the Galenas River. Discusses procedure for cruising and for display of the American Flag, noting, "...in the neighborhood of the Galenas at least you may be able to prevent the desecration of the American Flag to the vile purposes of the foreign slave Dealer." Requests Craven's observations on the land, currents, and other features of the Galenas River. Craven and Perry were engaged in suppressing the slave trade along the West African Coast. Docketed in graphite.
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