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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05636.08 |
| From Archive Folder | Papers related to the Amistad mutiny |
| Title | Antonio G. Vega's deposition given to United States District Attorney William S. Holabird |
| Date | January 1840 |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | States "that the Spanish edict prohibiting the importation of slaves from Africa, was not considered as applicable to that Island and was [inserted: then] wholly disregarded after slaves were landed... that the slaves on the plantations kept their native languages for years... that the ships papers, of the Amistad are... in the usual form, & not necessary to practice any fraud to obtain such papers from the proper officers... that the Barracoons are public markets where all description of slaves are bought and sold-" Mentions the deposition of Richard Robert Madden, British superintendent of liberated Africans and former commissioner in the mixed court of justice at Havana, Cuba. Contains several mathematic equations. 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 Slave Sale |
| 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 | Fragment of 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 |