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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05636.40 |
| From Archive Folder | Papers related to the Amistad mutiny |
| Title | Ralph Ingersoll to William S. Holabird confirming the value of Anthony Perdicaris' land |
| Date | 11 July 1837 |
| Author | Ingersoll, Ralph Isaacs (1789-1872) |
| Additional authors | Perdicaris, Gregory Anthony (d. 1883) |
| Recipient | Holabird, William S. |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Legal document |
| Content Description | Ingersoll certifies that the land of P. N. Fitzgerald and John E. Lunde is worth $2000 (writes in behalf of Gregory Anthony Perdicaris, recently appointed Consul to Athens, Greece). A letter from Perdicaris to Holabird is included on the same page, stating that the State Department requires Holabird to approve Perdicaris' bond. |
| Subjects | Diplomacy Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Finance Land Transaction Law |
| People | Ingersoll, Ralph Isaacs (1789-1872) Perdicaris, Gregory Anthony (d. 1883) Holabird, William S. (1794-1855) |
| Place written | New Haven, Connecticut |
| Theme | Law; Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Ingersoll was a United States Representative from Connecticut 1825-1832, Minister to Russia from August 1846-1848, and mayor of New Haven in 1851. Holabird was District Attorney for the State of Connecticut during the Amistad trial. Perdicaris was appointed United States Consul in Athens in 1837 and subsequently published a work in two volumes, The Greece of the Greek. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |