Walker, Theodore L., fl. 1857 to William McBlair
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00722.16 Author/Creator: Walker, Theodore L., fl. 1857 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: October 27, 1857 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 33 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
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. Written on board the U.S.S. "Dale."
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