Sir Graham Eden Hamond correspondence and reports, 1835-1836

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Abstract:
Letters and reports written to Admiral Graham Eden Hamond or forwarded to his attention, regarding the beginning of the Cabanagem revolt in the Brazilian region of Grão-Pará in 1835.
Extent:
0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Sir Graham Eden Hamond correspondence and reports, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

Letters and reports addressed to Admiral Graham Eden Hamond or forwarded to his attention, describing the events surrounding the Cabanagem revolt and conveying appeals from British merchants for protection via the local British consuls. Letters from consul Edward Watts in Pernambuco describe political conditions in the province and discuss aspects of the revolt; Watts also encloses a plea for protection from the British Royal Navy signed by 12 British merchants in Pernambuco. Two reports from the province of Maranhão dated August and September 1835 describe an attack on the city of São Luís. Also included are two copies of a letter from Sir John Barrow in January 1836, relaying messages of approval from British Royal Navy officials for Hamond's blockade strategy.

Biographical / historical:

The Cabanagem revolt was an 1835 separatist movement in the northern Brazilian region of Grão-Pará (now Pará). Rebels, known as cabanos, were an alliance between middle class secessionists and the mostly Black and Indigenous or mixed ancestry settlers who lived in relative poverty in the region. An attempt to establish independence from Brazil and Portugal, the movement resulted in the deaths of an estimated 40,000 combatants and civilians. Sir Graham Eden Hamond (1779-1862, 2nd Baronet), was an admiral of the British Royal Navy and Commander-in-Chief of the South America Station from 1834 to 1838.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from William Reese Company on behalf of The Huntington at Swann Auction Galleries, Sale 2615, Lot 326, September 29, 2022.
Processing information:

Processed at the time of accessioning by Kelly Kress in November 2022.

Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically.

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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Sir Graham Eden Hamond correspondence and reports, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

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