US, Amistad - Federal court records, 1815-1858
Records: 746Complete: 100%
The Spanish schooner "Amistad" was seized by the US Navy in 1839. It was transporting slaves, which were illegal cargo at that time. District and circuit court records considered claims of salvage by the ship's owners and officers, by the US Navy, and by the Queen of Spain. These claims go to the core of the abolition movement, and show the workings of the courts and the thinking of the times.
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Page 4, Docket Book 1816-1841 vol. 4
List of Expenses
From the Court Decision
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- Publication Title
- US, Amistad - Federal court records, 1815-1858
- Total Records
- 746Complete: 100%
- Content Source
The National Archives
- Publication Number
- M1753
- Record Group
- 21
- Published on Fold3
- 23 Feb 2007
- Last Updated
- 23 Feb 2007
- Description
- NARA M1753. Court records pertaining to the claims of salvage for the Spanish schooner "Amistad," seized in 1839 by the US Navy.