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Uruguay, 1836 Montevideo Letter from Consul General Thomas Samuel Hood Recounting Troubling Events t

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Historical Memorabilia Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
Uruguay, 1836 Montevideo Letter from Consul General Thomas Samuel Hood Recounting Troubling Events t
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Uruguay, 1836. Interesting, 10 page, extremely legible, handwritten letter from Thomas Samuel Hood, English General Consul stationed in Montevideo written to Rear Admiral Sir G.E Hammond Bart. & K.C.B.. The letter was discussing several incidents he had with a Lieutenant Coghlan of his Majesty's Packet Hornet tried to drop off mail to be accepted by the Consul that was to be delivered to his Majesty's main Post Office later in the day. Coghlan arrived to Hood's Consul office outside of business hours (which were from 8 AM to 5 PM), "knocked for a length of time at my door and not gained admittance." Coghlan was very angry, and refused to shake Hood's hand or remove his hat the next morning, and accused the Consul of "being 'above my business.'". Hood refers to why he was not let into the business off hours due to "I could not leave discretionary power in the hands of negroes or my house would be open all night". Hood also demonstrated that there is an issue regarding the receipt of night mail from incoming ships, which were only allowed 12 hours at a location, evidenced by his reported conflict with Coghlan. Hood provides a solution in the letter, after expressing the events in great detail. The Lieutenant Coghlan mentioned is Francis Rogers Coghlan, nephew of British naval officer Jeremiah Coghlan, who was famous for his almost legendary feats of daring during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. The letter was written to Admiral of the Fleet Sir Graham Eden Hamond, 2nd Baronet, GCB, DL (30 December 1779 Ð 20 December 1862) was a Royal Navy officer. After seeing action as a junior officer at the Glorious First of June and then at the Battle of Toulon, he commanded the fifth-rate HMS Blanche at the Battle of Copenhagen during the French Revolutionary Wars. VF condition.