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Book/Printed Material Schooner Amistad. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting sundry letters between the Department of State and the Chevalier d'Argaiz, on the subject of the schooner "Amistad." February 28, 1842. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Title

  • Schooner Amistad. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting sundry letters between the Department of State and the Chevalier d'Argaiz, on the subject of the schooner "Amistad." February 28, 1842. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

Names

  • United States. Congress. House
  • Tyler, John, 1790-1862
  • United States. President (1841-1845 : Tyler)
  • United States. Department of State

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C.] : [publisher not identified], 1842.

Headings

  • -  Amistad (Schooner)
  • -  Compensation (Law)
  • -  Compensation (Law)--China
  • -  Diplomatic documents
  • -  Government liability (International law)
  • -  Claims
  • -  International relations
  • -  Maritime law
  • -  Property
  • -  Seizure of vessels and cargoes
  • -  Slave trade
  • -  Treaties
  • -  Appellate courts--Rules and practice
  • -  Slave rebellions--United States
  • -  Black people
  • -  African Americans
  • -  Enslaved persons

Genre

  • Legislative materials

Notes

  • -  SERIALSETDELIVERY1

Medium

  • 1 online resource (15 p.).

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 27-3:H.DOC.191
  • Y 1.1/2:422

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2022689746

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. House, John Tyler, United States President, and United States Department Of State. Schooner Amistad. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting sundry letters between the Department of State and the Chevalier d'Argaiz, on the subject of the schooner "Amistad." . Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. [Washington, D.C.: publisher not identified, 1842] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2022689746/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. House, Tyler, J., United States President & United States Department Of State. (1842) Schooner Amistad. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting sundry letters between the Department of State and the Chevalier d'Argaiz, on the subject of the schooner "Amistad." . Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. [Washington, D.C.: publisher not identified] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2022689746/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. House, et al. Schooner Amistad. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting sundry letters between the Department of State and the Chevalier d'Argaiz, on the subject of the schooner "Amistad." . Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. [Washington, D.C.: publisher not identified, 1842] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2022689746/>.