Stringham, Silas Horton (1798-1876) to Jesse Hoyt
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03479.09 Author/Creator: Stringham, Silas Horton (1798-1876) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 March 1840 Pagination: 1 p. ; 20.4 x 18.4 cm. Order a Copy
Written by Commander Stringham at the U.S. Navy Yard in New York to Hoyt as Collector of the Port of New York. Tells Hoyt an anchor landed in New York on the USS "Boston" in May 1839. It was picked up in Havana, Cuba by the "Boston."
Stringham was an admiral in the United States Navy. Born in Middletown, New York, Stringham served in the United States Navy from the War of 1812 through the American Civil War. During the War of 1812, he served in the frigate President and took part in the engagements with the British ships Little Belt and Belyidere. He subsequently served in Spark in the campaign against Algerian corsairs and later, while attached to Hornet with the West India Squadron, participated in the capture of the slaver Moscow. During the Mexican War, he commanded the ship-of-the-line Ohio and took part in the attack on Vera Cruz. Commissioned Rear Admiral in July 1862, his Civil War service included command of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron.
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