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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07606 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1840 |
| Title | Printed fundraising document for the Amistad captives |
| Date | September 1840 |
| Document Type | Non-governmental organization document |
| Content Description | "Here are thirty men taken out of the midst of a heathen nation in the interior of Africa, and in the providence of God thrown on the shores of New England. If they should be delivered from the fangs of wicked oppressors, (for which many prayers ascend to God,) they will be sent back to their native continent. Shall we not then by every means in our power, during the short period they remain among us, use every effort for their instruction and conversion...?" Signed Leonard Bacon, Henry G. Ludlow, and Amos Townsend, Jr. |
| Subjects | African American History Slave Trade Slavery Mutiny Slave Rebellion Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Religion Education Africa |
| People | Bacon, Leonard (1802-1881) Ludlow, Henry G (1797-1867) Townsend, Amos (1821-1895) |
| Place written | New Haven, Connecticut |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Religion; Education; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |