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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08812 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1839 |
| Title | New York Times and Commercial Intelligencer Vol. 3, no. 472 |
| Date | 20 September 1839 |
| Author | Eldredge, N. T. (fl. 1839) |
| Additional authors | Macleod, Donald (fl. 1839) |
| Document Type | Newspapers and Magazines |
| Content Description | Contains an article discussing the Amistad case. States "Very considerable doubts are entertained, I find, whether the grand jury will bring in a bill for any crime against the Africans; in which case the whole discussion will be on the various civil claims set up- namely, by the Spaniards to the Africans as slaves, and by the officers and crew of the Washington to salvage on the schooner and cargo..." Contains an advertisement for the Presidential campaign of Henry Clay. Includes notices of sale and scheduled shipping departures and arrivals. |
| Subjects | Amistad Slave Trade Slavery Slave Rebellion Mutiny African American History Law Africa Maritime Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Government and Civics Election Politics President |
| People | Eldredge, N. T. (fl. 1839) Macleod, Donald (fl. 1839) Clay, Henry (1777-1852) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; Government & Politics; Law; African Americans; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |