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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05636.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Papers related to the Amistad mutiny |
| Title | Felix Grundy to William S. Holabird asking for information on the Amistad case |
| Date | 30 October 1839 |
| Author | Grundy, Felix (1777-1840) |
| Recipient | Holabird, William S. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | The body of the letter appears to be clerically written; the signature has been clipped and someone has written “Felix Grundy” in a different hand beneath. Grundy, Attorney General of the United States, informs Holabird, District Attorney of Connecticut: "It is necessary that I should know, what legal proceedings are now pending in your District, in relation to the negroes and vessel Amistad- You will be good enough to give the information at your earliest convenience- You named to the President, that you intended to visit Washington; will you do so, and when? Where was the Amistad, when boarded by Captain Gedney's boat? Where does your Court commence its next Session- Do you wish to have a copy of the Attorney Generals opinion on the subject of these negroes?" |
| Subjects | Amistad African American History Slavery Slave Trade Slave Rebellion Africa Mutiny Maritime Law President Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Prisoner Judiciary |
| People | Holabird, William S. (1794-1855) Grundy, Felix (1777-1840) Gedney, Thomas R. (d. 1857) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Law; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Naval & Maritime; Merchants & Commerce; Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Holabird served as U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut 1834-1841. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |