1822: Excerpt from the Logbook of the U.S. Schooner Shark LCDR M.C. Perry commanding. Remarks: Monday, August 19th Light breezes from the Eastward. Tacking to Windward. At Day Light spoke
1821: USS Shark cleared New York for Africa for the suppression of the slave trade and piracy. Dr. Eli Ayers on board for transportation to Africa, as agent of the