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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05636.09 |
| From Archive Folder | Papers related to the Amistad mutiny |
| Title | Edited version of Antonio G. Vega's deposition given to United States District Attorney William S. Holabird |
| Date | 10 January 1840 |
| Author | Holabird, William S. (1794-1855) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | Signed deposition read before the court stating "that the court of mixed commissions had no jurisdiction except in cases of capture... that newly imported African Negroes were constantly brought to the Island, & after landed, were bona fide transferred from one owner to an other without any interference by the local authority, or the mixed commission, and were held by the owners, and recognized, as lawful property, that slavery was recognized in Cuba by all the Laws that was considered in force there... " Appears to be a complete version of GLC 5636.07 and an edited version of GLC 5636.08. Possibly created in Connecticut, where the District Court heard the case. |
| Subjects | Amistad African American History Slavery Slave Trade Slave Rebellion Africa Mutiny Maritime Law President Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Prisoner Judiciary Caribbean Latin and South America |
| People | Holabird, William S. (1794-1855) Vega, Antonio G. (fl. 1839-1841) |
| Theme | Law; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Naval & Maritime; Merchants & Commerce; Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | In January 1840 the Amistad case was presented before Judge Andrew T. Judson in the Connecticut District Court. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Fragment of Antonio G. Vega's deposition given to United States District Attorney William S. Holabird Antonio G. Vega's deposition given to United States District Attorney William S. Holabird |