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Page 112; Records Relating to the Various Cases Involving the Spanish Schooner AMISTAD, 1815-1858

Location: All Titles » Amistad - Federal court records » Circuit Court for the District of Connecticut » U.S. v. Cinque and the Africans Sept., 1839, term » Page 112

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About this Document

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.

Source Information

Publication Number:: M1753
Publication Title:: Records Relating to the Various Cases Involving the Spanish Schooner AMISTAD, 1815-1858
Publisher:: NARA
Court Name:: Circuit Court for the District of Connecticut
Description:: U.S. v. Cinque and the Africans Sept., 1839, term
Document Type:: Case File
Page:: 112
Original data from:: The National Archives