Peixoto, Augustus (fl. 1864) [Consular note of protest against the Confederate privateer "Shenandoah"]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01843 Author/Creator: Peixoto, Augustus (fl. 1864) Place Written: Bahia, Brazil Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 24 December 1864 Pagination: 12 p. ; 32.3 x 19.1 cm. Order a Copy
Consular documents from Bahia, Brazil: 2-page "Marine Note of protest" and 10-page "Public Instrument of Declaration and protest." Clerical signature of Henry Libbey, master of the ship "Kate Prince" on page 2. Two clerical signatures for Peixoto on pages 2 and 11. Peixoto's signature is also on page 2 and 12. Document says Libbey was in command of the "Kate Prince," a ship based out of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, that was captured by the Confederate privateer "Shenandoah" on 12 November 1864. He was released after signing a $40,000 bond. This document is a copy of the protest of that bond. The "Kate Prince" was captured after leaving the port of Cardiff, Wales laden with coal and bound for Bahia. She was operating under a neutral bill of lading, hence the protest. Detailed account of the capture on pages 3-12. First page has partial red wax seal and blue ribbon. Peixoto was acting U.S. Consul in Bahia. The "Shenandoah" continued to attack Union ships after the war ended.
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