Papers related to the Amistad mutiny [Decimalized .01-.59]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05636 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Header Record Date: 1829-1853 Pagination: 59 items Order a Copy
This collection contains the papers of William S. Holabird, who served as United States District Attorney for the state of Connecticut during the Amistad trial. These materials include a letter of Judge Andrew T. Judson which suggests executive interference in the proceedings (#5), depositions of the Spanish minister (#7-9), testimony of witnesses (#10-14), and important letters of Secretary of State John Forsyth instructing Holabird on the Amistad case (#17-23). Also includes Holabird's commission as United States District Attorney (#16). Contains political or legal letters for the period 1829-1837 and 1853 (#24-41). Finally, items numbered 42-59 are the original Spanish language bills of lading for the non-slave cargo aboard the Amistad.
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