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Holabird, William S., 1794-1855 [Notes of Holabird, United States District Attorney for Connecticut]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05636.10 Author/Creator: Holabird, William S., 1794-1855 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: January 1840 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 32.4 cm, Width: 20.6 cm Order a Copy

Contains testimony of Dwight G. James (an abolitionist), Captain Green (who came into contact with Amistad Africans on shore, prior to their capture), N. Wilcox (Norris Wilcox, United States Marshal for the District of Connecticut), and E. Osborne (who notes the value of the cargo). Wilcox notes the cargo on board the Amistad, and Green identifies persons in the courtroom who he had seen on shore. Possibly created in Connecticut, where the District Court heard the case.

Holabird, William S., 1794-1855

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