Barber, John W. (1798-1885) A History of the Amistad captives...
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04295 Author/Creator: Barber, John W. (1798-1885) Place Written: New Haven, Connecticut Type: Broadside Date: 1840 Pagination: 1 p. ; 29.8 x 48 cm. Order a Copy
title continues: "...Being a circumstantial account of the capture of the Spanish Schooner Amistad, by the Africans on board; their Voyage and Capture near Long Island, New York; with Biographical Sketches of each of the surviving Africans. Also, and account of the Trials had on their case, before the District and Circuit Courts of the United States, for the District of Connecticut, &c." Depicts the death of Captain Ramon Ferrer of the Amistad in July of 1839, while transporting slaves from Havana to Principe. A version of this image serves as an inset fold-out for Barber's pamphlet (refer to GLC04574).
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