- Published by
- M.S. Harrison & Co.
- Subject of
- Newark Daily Advertiser, 1832 - 1904
- Pinney, John Brooke, American, 1806 - 1882
- Date
- January 27, 1840
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 23 × 16 1/2 in. (58.4 × 41.9 cm)
- Description
- Issue of Newark Daily Advertiser Vol. 8 No. 176 from January 27th, 1840. On page two, column four, there is a brief update on United States v. Schooner Amistad. At the top of column five is a letter from Rev. John Pinney, of Monrovia, concerning the continued participation of American captains and ships in the illegal slave trade off the coast West Africa. Four unnumbered pages.
- Place printed
- Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Monrovia, Montserrado County, Liberia, Africa
- Sierra Leone, Africa
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Books and Published Materials
- Type
- newspapers
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
- Object number
- 2014.312.230
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




