1. Condition as seen.   1834 Letter/Stmpless Cover from Daniel S Green Assistant Surgeon on the USS Ontario from San Salvador Brazi.  In his visit to San Salvador Bahia, he talks about the previous action of Old Ironsides and the capure of the British ship Java, the local conditions of the US consul and the church'[s he visited.  He goes on to note the existence of a Black Saint in one of the Church's which might be of surprise to his family back in slaveholding Virginia oft that time.  Historically he talks about the Captain of the HMS Java, Lambert,  being buried in an unmarked grave in the Harbor after the ship was captured by Old Ironsides during the War of 1812 and that the was a statue to that Captain Lambert in the town.  

He served in the US Navy for a long period of time and was the fleet surgeon under Commodore Perry on his visit to Japan. . Later he was one of the Chief Surgeons in the Confederate Navy.  He died from natural causes in 1864.    He is one of the sons of noted Jurist John Williams Green of Culpepper Cty Va.  

John Williams Green (November 9, 1781 – February 4, 1834) was a Virginia lawyer, soldier, plantation owner, politician and judge. He fought in the War of 1812, was elected to the Virginia State Senate, and served for more than ten years as a judge on the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.  Born in Culpeper County, Virginia, Green was the only son of William Green and Lucy Williams. His grandfather Colonel John Green fought in the American Revolutionary War. John W. Green was educated as a lawyer. Although he was 31 years old, Green volunteered to fight in the War of 1812, serving as a lieutenant in that conflict.   He married twice, first to Mary Brown in 1805 and second to Million Cooke (1785–1842, granddaughter of George Mason) in 1817.[1]  Political and judicial career
Green served in the Virginia State Senate from 1815 to 1819, representing Culpeper County and neighboring Spotsylvania, Orange and Madison Counties.[2] He also served as a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1829-1830.[3] In 1830, Judge Green's household consisted of seven white males (four of them boys), three white females (one a girl) and 42 slaves (28 males and 14 females).[4]  Green resigned his part-time senate seat in 1819 upon being elected to the Court of Chancery.[5] Three years later, the legislature elected Green as a judge of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.[1] Green held that position for over ten years, but poor health prevented him from attending sessions of the court during the last two years of his life. As a result, the Virginia General Assembly began considering removing Judge Green from office, before his death on February 4, 1834 made those considerations moot.[6]   Death and legacy  Green died at his plantation, Greenwood, survived by his widow. Both are buried at Culpeper's Fairview Cemetery.

Daniel S Green was an important Surgeon on the Confederate Navy also;
Residence Virginia; 
Enlisted on 6/20/1861 as a Surgeon.
On 6/20/1861 he was commissioned into CS Navy 
He died on 3/5/1864 at Lynchburg, VA
He was listed as:
* On rolls Culpeper Court House, VA (date not stated)
He also had service in:
UN Navy  (Prior service as Surgeon)
Ships served on in Navy:
* Richmond Station (1861-62)
* James River Squadron (Fleet surgeon, 1862)
* Richmond Station (1863-64)



Ontario
Rio
June 2, 1835

Dear William,

Again, I take up my pen after an interval of a few days, and what is it for? Merely to say that I will not go to India. Just as I had nearly concluded to go. Another young physician, who was actuated by the same motives and feelings as myself, determined to go himself. He delayed for a long time, excepting the office, without links, resolved to adventure at all hazards, rather than remain on this coast to years longer, as might have happened if he had been Transferred to the Eric.  Indeed, all the novelty of the station is soon stale, and there is but little pleasure to be seen.
I have nothing interesting to communicate. There was a dual thought about a fortnight sense in this port between two VA midshipmen, Smith from near Prince George and banister from near Richmond, the ladder of home was shot in the right lungs, and is now disparate of. He had improved considerably for some days when he suddenly had a relapse, and last night was supposed to be near dissolution.
In our ship, there has lately been many transfers, which has taken most of my older acquaintances and messmates away, and I am afraid will render the remaining part of the cruise much less agreeable than it has been heretofore.  However nous v_____.  I hope it will be short and think it probable it will be perhaps eight or 10 months longer. You can imagine enough to fill out a long letter, such as love, twosome, and respects to others, _____, together with other ordinary matters.

Yours ___,

Danl. S. Green

We will sail tomorrow for Bahia if the fickle Comm. don’t change his mind.