Works of Simeon Eben Baldwin

The Captives of the Amistad

Simeon Eben Baldwin

American jurist, law professor and the 65th Governor of Connecticut (1840-1927)


This ebook presents "The Captives of the Amistad", from Simeon Eben Baldwin.


The "Captives of the Amistad" is subtitled A Paper read before the New Haven Colony Historical Society. It was read before the Society May 17, 1886. This paper details the events surrounding the famous Amistad slave-ship incident of 1839, and the subsequent events and court trials resulting from the incident.


Table of Contents:

- 1886 -  The Captives of the Amistad