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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00267.067.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1846 |
| Title | Schooner Amistad |
| Date | 24 June 1846 |
| Author | United States. Congress. |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | 29th, 1st Session: 1846. Includes a letter from James Buchanan, Secretary of State, to Charles J. Ingersoll, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. Contains correspondence between A. Calderon de la Barca, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of Spain, and John C. Calhoun, Secretary of State before Buchanan. All items pertain to the Amistad. |
| Subjects | Amistad Africa African American History Slavery Maritime Law Government and Civics Congress President Global History and Civics |
| People | Ingersoll, Charles Jared (1782-1862) Buchanan, James (1791-1868) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Government & Politics; Law; Naval & Maritime; 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 |