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John Quincy Adams' Request for Papers Relating to the Lower Court Trials of the Amistad Africans [Petition for Certiorari]   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Supreme Court of the United States. (02/02/1790 - )
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John Quincy Adams' Request for Papers Relating to the Lower Court Trials of the Amistad Africans [Petition for Certiorari]
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  • Scope and content: In the trial before the Supreme Court, the Africans were represented by John Quincy Adams, a former U.S. President and descendant of American revolutionaries. Preparing for his appearance before the Court, Adams requested papers from the lower courts one month before the proceedings opened. For 8 1/2 hours, the 73-year-old Adams passionately and eloquently defended the Africans' right to freedom on both legal and moral grounds, referring to treaties prohibiting the slave trade and to the Declaration of Independence.
  • General notes: Exhibit no. 624.0199. Exhibit History: "American Originals," December 1997 - June 1998, National Archives Rotunda, Washington, DC, Exhibit No. 624.0199. "The Rights of All..." April 1987 - July 1987, Schomburg Center, New York, NY, Exhibit No. 1040.0003.
Date 1841
date QS:P571,+1841-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
institution QS:P195,Q518155
Archives I Reference Section, Textual Archives Services Division (NWCT1R), National Archives Building, Washington, DC
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  • Record group: Record Group 267: Records of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1772 - 2007 (National Archives Identifier: 594)
  • Series: Appellate Jurisdiction Case Files, 1792 - 2017 (National Archives Identifier: 301668)
  • File unit: United States, Appellants, v. The Libellants and Claimants of the Schooner Amistad, her tackle, apparel and furniture, together with her cargo, and the Africans mentioned and described in the several libels and claims, Appellees, 1839 - 1841 (National Archives Identifier: 561022)
  • NAIL Control Number: NWCTB-267-PI139E21-2161(CERT)

NAIL Control Number: NWDT1-267-PI139E21-2161(CERT)
Other Identifier: 02485

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John Quincy Adams' Request for Papers Relating to the Lower Court Trials of the Amistad Africans [Petition for Certioriari] (English)

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In the trial before the Supreme Court, the Africans were represented by John Quincy Adams, a former U.S. President and descendant of American revolutionaries. Preparing for his appearance before the Court, Adams requested papers from the lower courts one month before the proceedings opened. For 8 1/2 hours, the 73-year-old Adams passionately and eloquently defended the Africans' right to freedom on both legal and moral grounds, referring to treaties prohibiting the slave trade and to the Declaration of Independence. (English)

determination method: determined by GLAM institution and stated at its website
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reference URL: https://dp.la/item/4ce8e1911b3cac7199a68d8fdcfba1cc
publisher: Digital Public Library of America
retrieved: 17 July 2023

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