Letters regarding the Schooner Anna Shepard, stopped in the 'Sound' in North Carolina and told to return cargo to the ship 'if you land anything else I will put you... in double irons"
1863. Two Civil War letters describing problems the Schooner Anna Shepard had delivering cargo. Schooner was stopped in North Carolina, [with] Letter from War Department 1863.
According to the January 1863 letter from the War Department, the Schooner Anna Shepherd (sic) bearing cargo for US Troops, now detained at Beaufort N.C., has permission to discharge cargo at any port held by the United States in North Carolina.
The February 1863 letter from William Thomas describes the Schooner Anna Shepard (sic) journey through Beaufort, NC to Washington NC via Hatteras Inlet to the Sound. After 1 week Commodore Davenport (in command of the Sound Department in NC) visited the Schooner then docked in Washington NC, and were told to remove their cargo from the dock and threatened with double irons. They were left without transport to Newbern for 5 days until they could charter a lighter. He notes that they violated no regulations in their conduct and had seen other lighters discharge merchandise from private parties.
War Dept. letter: 1pp, 7 3/4 x 9 3/4", manuscript on letterhead embossed stamp in upper left corner "Congress Owen & Hurleut" and image of Capitol dome; Thomas letter: 4pp, 7 3/4 x 9 3/4", manuscript, stamped "P&P" with locomotive in top left corner. Very good condition. Item #29178
Price: $250.00