[Rarebooks] F/S 1833 Maine Ship Leaves Charleston SC for Amsterdam / Bill of Health signed by a future Admiral

[Garry R Austin]

We offer for your consideration the following piece of nautical 
Americana, a document signed by a future Admiral, a veteran of two wars, 
and an Intendant of Charleston SC. It is offered postpaid and net to all 
@$95

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(Nautical Bill of Health) The Brig Caledonia of Bath Maine, James 
Drummond, Master: Partially printed document; Certificate of Health for 
Voyage to Amsterdam, March 13, 1833. Departing Charleston S. C. with a 
Cargo of Rice, Cotton & Coffee, with the Captain and twelve officers and 
seamen, no passengers; "are all in good health...that no contagious 
disease at present exists in this Port or its Vicinity". Appended, is a 
second document from the "Consulaat der Nederlanden" measuring 8" x 8.5" 
signed by Jacob R. Valk, Consul stating the same in Dutch. A Handsome 
Document.        $125.00
Document measures 8.25" x 13.5"; Signed by the Port Collector, J. R. 
Pringle & the Naval Officer, Charles Steedman, with two Palmetto seals 
from the appropriate offices in Charlston South Carolina.

Admiral Charles Steedman (1811-1890) Charles knew from the time that he 
was a boy that he was intended for the Navy. His father helped secure 
him an appointment to the Naval Academy and he was appointed by 
President John Quincy Adams on 1 April 1828. He entered the Naval 
Academy in Brooklyn, New York, as a midshipman in the summer of 1828. He 
served during the Mexican War and the Civil War and retired as a Rear 
Admiral in 1873. His autobiography details his career in the Navy. He 
rose up the ranks of the U.S. Navy, serving in the Coast Survey in the 
1840s and participating in the bombardment of Vera Cruz during the 
Mexican-American War.  As a commander during the Civil War, he led 
forces during the capture of Port Royal, South Carolina, in 1861 and 
also enforced the blockade against Georgia and Florida.  On September 
17, 1862 he directed a gun boat attack against Confederate batteries on 
the St. Johns River as the Navy attempted to secure the route to 
Jacksonville.  This bombardment, although unsuccessful, was followed up 
with a joint land and water assault in October that captured the batteries.

James Reid Pringle Elected intendant September 6, 1830, succeeding John 
Gadsden. Succeeded by Henry L. Pinckney, September 1831.
Born 1782, died July 11, 1840, buried in St. Michael's Episcopal 
churchyard. Son of Robert Pringle and Mary Reid, married Elizabeth Mary 
McPherson 1807. Represented St. Philip's and St. Michael's parishes in 
State House during three General Assemblies, 1808-1813, and in State 
Senate during three General Assemblies, 1814-1819; resigned upon his 
appointment as United States Collector for the Port of Charleston.


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