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Testimonies regarding the capture of the Amistad; includes Cinque's testimony, January 1840
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Testimonies regarding the capture of the Amistad; includes Cinque's testimony, January 1840.
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[Place of production not identified : producer not identified, 1840]
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Collection: The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859.
Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : AM, 2014. Digitized from a copy held by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
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Summary
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 Washington when it met the Amistad); discusses the statements of Jose Ruiz and Pedro Montes (two Spanish men found aboard the Amistad) , Dwight P. Janes (abolitionist), James Covey (a Mende native and translator for the Africans aboard the Amistad), Professor Josiah Gibbs (who claimed, based on the Amistad Africans' language, they were recently arrived from Africa and had not resided in Cuba) and Cinqu? (leader of the Africans aboard the Amistad). Marked Baldwin &c Evidence at top.
Variant and related titles
American history, 1493-1945. Module I.
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Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 18, 2024
Series
American history module 1
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Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, owner.
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