Judson, Andrew T., 1784-1853 to William S. Holabird
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05636.04 Author/Creator: Judson, Andrew T., 1784-1853 Place Written: Canterbury, Connecticut Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 November 1839 Pagination: 2 p. : address : free frank ; 25.1 x 20.4 cm. Order a Copy
Judson, who presided over the district (and circuit) court proceedings of the Amistad, informs Holabird that he has not yet heard from President Martin Van Buren or Secretary of State John Forsyth regarding the case. Suggests Holabird review a similar case, "10th Wheaten 133. The Plattsburgh." Writes "That is a Late case, long since the Spanish Decree of 1817, and yet it turns wholly on the question of fitting out in the U. S. or Cuba. If in the U. S. she was rightfully condemned but if in Spain a restoration is the admitted course. Such seems to me to be the argument in that case..."
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