| Titles: |
Case of the Amistad |
| Description: | Description of District Court proceedings on 20 November, when discussion centered on the question of jurisdiction. After hearing testimony on the location of the Amistad at the time of her capture and hearing testimony from Dr. Madden, the court adjourned until January, at which time Covey would be there to translate for the Africans. |
| Primary Source Publisher: | Commercial Advertiser |
| Primary Source Publication Date: | 11/20/1839 |
| Secondary Source Publisher: | Charleston Courier |
| Secondary Source Publication Date: | 11/26/1839 |
| Subject Keywords: |
Other Person - Green, Henry Amistad African - Burna Other Person - Meade, Lieutenant Richard W. Other Person - Fordham, Peletiah Other Person - Antonio Other Person - Madden, Dr. Richard R. Other Person - Covey, James Vessel - Amistad Place - Washington, DC Amistad African - Amistad Africans Court Related - Law Other Keyword - Diplomacy |
| Courtesy of: | Microfilm, Harvard University |
