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Letter from Isaac Parrish to Lewis Tappan

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A letter regarding Isaac Parrish's visit with "an old Mandingo man" who may be able to serve as an interpreter for the Amistad Captives. Parrish reports that the man speaks "several African languages, French, and English" along with Spanish, and is willing to assist. Parrish mentions that there are preparations for the grand jury to convene in New Haven.
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1839 09 15
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Slavery and the U.S. Supreme Court: The Amistad Case

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Amistad Research Center

Keywords

  1. America
  2. Amistad (Schooner)
  3. Antislavery Movements
  4. Correspondence
  5. History
  6. Slave Insurrections
  7. Slave Trade
  8. Slaver
  9. United States

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