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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05636.07 |
| From Archive Folder | Papers related to the Amistad mutiny |
| Title | Fragment of Antonio G. Vega's deposition given to United States District Attorney William S. Holabird |
| Date | January 1840 |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | Date inferred based on the relation of this document to GLC 5636.08 and .09. States "That he is a Spanish subject, that he resided in the Island of Cuba several years, that he knows the law of [struck: Cuba] that island on the subject of Slavery." Possibly created in Connecticut, where the District Court heard the case. |
| Subjects | Amistad African American History Slavery Slave Trade Slave Rebellion Africa Mutiny Maritime Law President Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Prisoner Judiciary Caribbean Latin and South America |
| People | Vega, Antonio G. (fl. 1839-1841) Holabird, William S. (1794-1855) |
| Theme | Law; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Naval & Maritime; Merchants & Commerce; Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | In January 1840 the Amistad case was presented before Judge Andrew T. Judson in the Connecticut District Court. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Antonio G. Vega's deposition given to United States District Attorney William S. Holabird Edited version of Antonio G. Vega's deposition given to United States District Attorney William S. Holabird |