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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
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About 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

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.

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://uk.forceswarrecords.com/document/5641968/1-page-10-us-amistad-supreme-court-records-1839 : accessed 5 Nov 2024), database and images,

Publication Title
US, Amistad - Supreme Court records, 1839
Total Records
1,025Complete: 100%
Content Source
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Publication Number
M2012
Record Group
267
Published on Forces War Records
6 February 2007
Last Updated
6 February 2007