Name/Title
Sealing in Faulkland Islands, 1831-1838Entry/Object ID
2018.273.004Scope and Content
A collection of documents relating to the sealing business taking place in the Faulkland Islands during the 1830s. The first item is an article explaining the political climate of the Islands during that time, which helps to inform the letters and accounts that come after. Below is a list and description of the primary source documents contained in this folder.
1. Letter from Charles Williams and William Pendleton to Capt. Daniel Carew, Master of the Schooner "Breakwater", August 12, 1831, advising him on ways to travel boats to look out for.
2. Extract from the log of the Schooner "Breakwater", August 18, 1831. This recounts the taking of the ship by Captain Brisbane, and the recorder learning about the Harriet being held in Port Louis.
3. Deposition from the crew of the Schooner "Breakwater", October 24, 1831, given in Stonington. Men who gave testimony: Oliver York, Daniel O'Brien, Thomas Kennedy, and Alexander Collins. They recount their interactions with "Governor" Vernet, the capturing of their crew and subsequent escape. These statements were taken the day they returned from the fated trip.
4. A duplicate copy of a letter sent to President Andrew Jackson from 24 signatories of Stonington who were engaged in sealing in the southern ocean dated November 10, 1831.
5. Copy of an official protest lodged by Oliver York against Louis Vernet, the government of Buenos Ayres, Captain Brisbane and their cohorts. Witnessed by Alex G. Smith, Notary Public. December 12, 1831
6. Deposition by William Mitchel of Newport, sailed from Stonington in the Schooner Harriet, December 24, 1831. Recounts the capturing of the chip by Captain Brisbane. Witnessed by G. Trumbull, Justice of the Peace.
7. Copy of a letter from Edward Livingston to Noyes Barber, March 31, 1832 concerning the taking of vessels in the Falkland Islands, the holding of captains and crews at Montevideo and Buenos Ayres.
8. Letter to Oliver York from Trumbull recounting when he first learned about the decree giving governmental power to Lewis Vernet, dated August 3, 1832.
9. Letter to Gurdon Trumbull dated January 31, 1838 from Thomas Lloyd Halsey. Mr. Halsey also has filed protests against the government of Buenos Ayres and this letter is about who to write to or how they might work together to achieve a desired outcome.
10. Gurdon Trumbull letter to Thomas Lloyd Halsey, February 7, 1838 concerning the government of Buenos Ayres.Collection
Manuscript
