Letter from Amistad Committee to Daniel Webster

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A letter from the Amistad Committee, written by Joshua Leavitt to Daniel Webster requesting on behalf of "the Committee of citizens charged with the protection and defense of the Africans of the Amistad" that the Africans be able to keep the beds and bedding provided to them while in custody of the U.S. Marshall for Connecticut.

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Text

Created Date:

1841 03 25

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