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Mayo, Isaac, 1791-1861 Letters as commander of USS Grampus off Cuba re: piracy, slave ships, Lafayette [Decimalized .01-.24]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04604 Author/Creator: Mayo, Isaac, 1791-1861 Place Written: Various Places Type: Header Record Date: 1823-1832 Pagination: 24 items Order a Copy

Written to or from Mayo. Includes mention of capture of a slave trader off the coast of Haiti. Also includes pamphlet, report of Congress on Cuba.

Mayo, Isaac, fl. 1823-1832

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