Argument of John Quincy Adams Before the Supreme Court of the United States, in the Case of the United States, Appellants, Vs. Cinque, and Others, Africans, Captured in the Schooner Amistad, by Lieut. Gedney, Delivered on the 24th of February and 1st of March, 1841: With a Review of the Case of the Antelope, Reported in the 10th, 11th, and 12th Volumes of Wheaton's Reports |
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Argument of John Quincy Adams: Before the Supreme Court of the United States ... John Quincy Adams No preview available - 2018 |
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