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U.S. Naval Brig ""Perry"" (left) approaching American slave vessel ""Martha"" (right). Slave vessel ""Martha"" was captured as a prize off-shore Ambriz, at the West-Central African coast, on June 6, 1850. The vessel was fully equiped for the slave trade, but no slaves were found on board.The image is reproduced courtesy of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, Emory University.
Metadata
Year
1850
Source
Andrew H. Foote, Africa and the American Flag (New York, 1854), p. 286
Language
English
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