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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05636.17 |
| From Archive Folder | Papers related to the Amistad mutiny |
| Title | John Forsyth to William S. Holabird requesting a copy the papers of the Amistad and the court proceedings relating to that vessel |
| Date | 23 September 1839 |
| Author | Forsyth, John (1780-1841) |
| Recipient | Holabird, William S. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | 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..." |
| Subjects | Amistad African American History Slavery Slave Trade Slave Rebellion Africa Mutiny Maritime Law President Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Prisoner Judiciary Death |
| People | Forsyth, John (1780-1841) Holabird, William S. (1794-1855) Judson, Andrew Thompson (1784-1853) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Law; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Naval & Maritime; Merchants & Commerce; Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Forsyth was Secretary of State 1834-1841. Holabird was District Attorney for the State of Connecticut during the Amistad trial. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |