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Forsyth, John, 1780-1841 to William S. Holabird

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05636.17 Author/Creator: Forsyth, John, 1780-1841 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Letter signed Date: 23 September 1839 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 25.5 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy

Forsyth states: "It is necessary to a just decision on the various points presenting themselves for the President's consideration in the case of the Spanish Schooner 'Amistad,' that the Department should be furnished, with a copy of the ships' papers, together with a transcript of the proceedings of the Court of Inquiry held by the District Judge, on board that vessel, to which you refer in your letter of the 5th instant, and on which the Blacks were imprisoned for the alleged murder of the Captain and Mate..."

Forsyth, John, 1780-1841
Holabird, William S., 1794-1855
Judson, Andrew Thompson, 1784-1853

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