US, Amistad - Supreme Court records, 1839
Records: 1,025Complete: 100%
NARA M2012. This Supreme Court case deals with issues of salvage of the "Amistad," a ship carrying slaves seized by the US Navy in 1839.
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Decree of the Court Freeing the Africans
Source Information
Forces War Records, US, Appellate Case File No. 2161, United States v. The Amistad, 40 U.S. 518 (15 Peters 518), Decided March 9, 1841, and Related Lower Court and Department of Justice Records, 1839 (https://nz.forceswarrecords.com/publication/5/us-amistad-supreme-court-records-1839 : accessed 2/11/2024), database and images, https://nz.forceswarrecords.com/publication/5/us-amistad-supreme-court-records-1839
- Publication Title
- US, Amistad - Supreme Court records, 1839
- Total Records
- 1,025Complete: 100%
- Content Source
The National Archives
- Publication Number
- M2012
- Record Group
- 267
- Published on Forces War Records
- 6 February 2007
- Last Updated
- 6 February 2007