Amistad - Federal court records Free
Records Relating to the Various Cases Involving the Spanish Schooner AMISTAD, 1815-1858
Source: The National Archives
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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. Continue…
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