| Titles: |
Rough draft of Andrew Judson's jurisdiction ruling |
| Description: | There were two central debates in the District Court trial: improper jurisdiction and the freedom of the Africans. This is a rough draft of the decision regarding jurisdiction that Andrew Judson read aloud in Court on January 13, 1840. |
| Related Primary Documents |
Part Four of the U.S. District Court "Final Records" Henry Green's District Court testimony Lt. Meade's District Court testimony The Amistad Africans A Decision at last in the Amistad Case Amistad Update Rough draft of Andrew Judson's ruling on the Africans |
| Subject Keywords: |
Amistad African - Amistad Africans Court Related - District Court Trial Court Related - Law Other Person - Gedney, Lieutenant Thomas R. Other Person - Green, Henry Other Person - Judson, Judge Andrew T. Other Person - Meade, Lieutenant Richard W. Place - Montauk Point, Long Island, New York Place - New London, Connecticut Vessel - Amistad Vessel - Washington |
| Courtesy of: | Manuscripts Collection, Mystic Seaport Museum |
