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Recounting the details of the Amistad slave ship case...
Recounting the details of the Amistad slave ship case...
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February 27, 1841
NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Feb. 27, 1841
* African slaves
* La Amistad
Over half of page 2 is taken up with the "Case of L'Amistad", the famous slave ship. Most of the article is a letter from "Mr. Fox to Mr. Forsyth" from Washington, mentioning: "...It is known to her majesty's government that these negroes were imported into Cuba direct from the coast of Africa in a Portuguese slave vessel called the Tecora...shortly after their arrival they were purchased as slaves at the Havana by two Spaniards of the name of Jose Ruiz and Pedro Montez...then placed the negroes on board the schooner Amistad intending to convey them to another port in Cuba...the negroes with a view of recovering their liberty seized possession of the vessel, put the master to death..." and much more on this famous case including Forsyth's response (see).
This famous slave ship and the revolt of its occupants was not only a notable legal case at the time, but in 1997 was made into feature length movie by Stephen Spielberg.
Sixteen pages, 8 12 by 12 inches, very nice condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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