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Page 19; Records Relating to the Various Cases Involving the Spanish Schooner AMISTAD, 1815-1858

Amistad - Federal court records

Location: Amistad - Federal court records » Circuit Court for the District of Connecticut » Thomas R. Gedney et. al. v. Schooner Amistad etc. April, 1841, term » Page 19

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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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Publication Number:: M1753
Publication Title:: Records Relating to the Various Cases Involving the Spanish Schooner AMISTAD, 1815-1858
Publisher:: NARA
Short Description:: NARA M1753. Court records pertaining to the claims of salvage for the Spanish schooner "Amistad," seized in 1839 by the US Navy.
Court Name:: Circuit Court for the District of Connecticut
Description:: Thomas R. Gedney et. al. v. Schooner Amistad etc. April, 1841, term
Document Type:: Case File
Page:: 19
Original data from:: The National Archives