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1862/10/4
Moore, W. Henry, fl. 1862
[Certificate of David V. M. Smith]
Certifying that David V. M. Smith is a member of Company D, 12th Regiment New Jersey Volunteers and entitled to the state bounty.
GLC04189.06
1862/10/11
Smith, David V.M., 1823-1863
to Elizabeth Smith
He expects to leave for home in a few days. Page 3 and 4 are addressed to Charles.
GLC04189.10
5 October 1864
Hills, T. Morton, fl. 1864
[Certificate of corpse]
"Certificate of corpse" that accompanied [Samuel Watson] Van Nuys's body from Virginia to Indiana.
GLC07687.173
November 1839
[Testimonies regarding the capture of the Amistad]
Possibly given at Connecticut District Court in November 1839. Marked "U.S." at the top. Begins with the testimony of Lieutenant Richard W. Meade, who led an armed party that initially boarded the Amistad, requesting the ship's papers. Includes...
GLC05636.11
January 1840
[Testimonies regarding the capture of the Amistad; includes Cinque's testimony]
Created at Connecticut District Court in 7-9 January 1840 by or for William S. Holabird. Serves as notes of the testimony of Richard Robert Madden (head of the British Anti-Slavery [Mixed] Commission in Havana), Sullivan Haley (on board the USS...
GLC05636.13
9 January 1840
Marked "&c Cinqué" at top. Appears to be a continuation of GLC 5636.13. Testimony of Cinqué, leader of the Africans aboard the Amistad, continues. Contains the testimonies of Grabbo and Foolaqua, Amistad mutineers. Includes the testimony of...
GLC05636.14
23 September 1839
Forsyth, John, 1780-1841
to William S. Holabird
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...
GLC05636.17
6 January 1840
Forsyth discusses the Amistad case, revealing the administration's assumptions regarding the verdict of the trial. States that the Spanish minister had applied to the State Department for the "use of a vessel of the United States in the event of the...
GLC05636.18
17 January 1840
Fearing that his letter of 12 January had not reached Holabird, Forsyth reiterates President Van Buren's instructions regarding the Amistad. Writes "... I have to acquaint you with the desire of the President that you take the necessary measures to...
GLC05636.19
8 February 1840
Writes regarding arrangements made by the Spanish Government for Antonio, the slave cabin-boy on board the Amistad, to testify at an upcoming trial in New Haven, Connecticut. Discusses the Minister's obtainment of Jose Ruiz's and Pedro Montes's...
GLC05636.20
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