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- GLC#
- GLC00722.01-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- April 14, 1857
- Author/Creator
- Toucey, Isaac, 1796-1869
- Title
- to William McBlair
- Place Written
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Pagination
- 5 p. : docket ; Height: 36 cm, Width: 22 cm
- Language
- English
- Primary time period
- National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
- Sub-Era
- Age of Jackson Slavery & Anti-slavery
Sailing orders from the Navy Department, placing McBlair in charge of the sloop of war "Dale," and commanding him to sail to the African coast to combat illegal slave trading. McBlair is ordered to join the "United States African Squadron" and to stop ships transporting illegal cargo or falsely flying the American flag. Letter written from the "Navy Department." Pages bound with a green ribbon. Isaac Toucey was the U.S. Secretary of the Navy. He also served as a Congressman and Senator from Connecticut, United States Attorney General, and Governor of Connecticut.
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