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Book/Printed Material Message of the President of the United States, communicating the correspondence in relation to the claim of the owners of the Amistad for compensation, on account of the liberation of the negroes on board that vessel. February 14, 1851. Ordered to be printed, with such of the documents as have not already been printed by order of Congress Cited as: S. Ex. Doc. 31-29

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Title

  • Message of the President of the United States, communicating the correspondence in relation to the claim of the owners of the Amistad for compensation, on account of the liberation of the negroes on board that vessel. February 14, 1851. Ordered to be printed, with such of the documents as have not already been printed by order of Congress

Other Title

  • Cited as: S. Ex. Doc. 31-29

Names

  • United States Congress. Senate
  • Fillmore, Millard 1800-1874
  • Millard Fillmore originator
  • United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
  • United States. Congress. Senate, author
  • United States. President (1850-1853 : Fillmore)
  • United States. Department of State

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1851.

Headings

  • -  Amistad (Ship)--Amistad (Schooner)
  • -  Compensation (Law)
  • -  Diplomatic documents
  • -  Government liability (International law)
  • -  Claims
  • -  International law
  • -  International relations
  • -  Jurisdiction
  • -  Maritime law
  • -  Right of property
  • -  Seizure of vessels and cargoes
  • -  Slave trade
  • -  Treaties
  • -  Spain

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (16 pages).

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 31-2:S.EX.DOC.29
  • Y 1.1/2:589

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024763407

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, Millard Fillmore, Millard Fillmore Originator, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, Author United States Congress. Senate, United States President, and United States Department Of State. Message of the President of the United States, communicating the correspondence in relation to the claim of the owners of the Amistad for compensation, on account of the liberation of the negroes on board that vessel. Ordered to be printed, with such of the documents as have not already been printed by order of Congress. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1851] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024763407/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, Fillmore, M., Millard Fillmore Originator, United States Government Publishing Office, P., United States Congress. Senate, A., United States President & United States Department Of State. (1851) Message of the President of the United States, communicating the correspondence in relation to the claim of the owners of the Amistad for compensation, on account of the liberation of the negroes on board that vessel. Ordered to be printed, with such of the documents as have not already been printed by order of Congress. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024763407/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, et al. Message of the President of the United States, communicating the correspondence in relation to the claim of the owners of the Amistad for compensation, on account of the liberation of the negroes on board that vessel. Ordered to be printed, with such of the documents as have not already been printed by order of Congress. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1851] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2024763407/>.