Series 19. Alexander Gallop (1826-1837)
Scope and Content
The collection consists of the journal of Alexander Gallop aboard vessels including US Frigate Brandywine (September 3 1826 - July 10 1827) and US Schooner Dolphin (Laurence Rousseau Commander, July 10 1827 - October 9 1829), the latter to Callao, Peru. As well as a chronological record of the cruises, the volume includes clippings, poems, the ship's regulations, news of the deaths of Gallop's brother James in 1827 and sister Emily in 1828, as well as later annotations.
Historical Note
Brandywine, which had transported the Marquis de Lafayette back to France in 1825 after his triumphal tour of the United States, left New York City on September 3, 1826, as the flagship of Commodore Jacob Jones and carrying a relief crew for Dolphin. Its tour of duty in the Pacific included protecting American citizens, especially merchant seamen being impressed into service by the Peruvian navy. Until August 1826, Dolphin had cruised the Pacific coast of South America searching for mutineers of the whaler Globe, returning to Callao with the two surviving members.