Account of the Sale of "Fifteen African Slaves"

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Description

This document lists 15 enslaved people and their sale price. It comes from the case U.S. vs Schooners Constitution, Merino, Louisa, and 84 Slaves regarding the illegal importation of slaves. The Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves had been enacted in 1807.

The captain of the ship was convicted and the ship’s cargo, including the enslaved people, sold and the proceeds of the sale turned over to the court.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of District Courts of the United States.

Full Citation: Account of the Sale of Fifteen African Slaves; 4/19/1825; U.S. vs Schooners Constitution, Merino, Louisa and 84 Slaves; Law, Equity, Criminal, Habeas Corpus, and Admiralty Case Files , 1821 – 1860; Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21; National Archives at Atlanta, Morrow, GA. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/sale-fifteen-slaves/, April 5, 2026]

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