Smith, Caleb B. (Caleb Blood), 1808-1864 Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of 27th day of March, 1862, in relation to the slave vessel the "Bark Augusta."
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.042 Author/Creator: Smith, Caleb B. (Caleb Blood), 1808-1864 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: March 1862 Pagination: 65 p. : Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 14.5 cm Order a Copy
37th Congress, 2d session, Senate Executive Document 40. Tells the story of the "Augusta," ostensibly a whaler but suspected of being a slaver. It was confiscated by the New York federal courts. The U.S. Marshall charged that federal officials had colluded with the slavetraders when the "Augusta slipped out of port under suspicious circumstances."
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