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“Another of the Africans Dead.” New York Journal of Commerce 1 Nov., 1839:
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ANOTHER OF THE AFRICANS DEAD.--We learn that another of the Africans of the Amistad
died in the jail at New Haven after a lingering illness and being wasted to a mere
skeleton. The number that have died since the Amistad left Havana, is, we believe,
twelve, of whom four are interred in the New Haven burying ground. It is to be hoped
that while the survivors have the best medical aid and sufficient provisions, no
death will occur for want of adequate clothing and exercise.
In a few days a full statement respecting these Africans, as gathered through the
interpreters from the British brig Buzzard, now lying in this harbor, will be published.
They speak the vernacular tongue of the African captives, and the statement will
be prepared by the gentlemen connected with Yale College who have superintended their
instruction.
