Lewis Tappan
Lewis Tappan
Lewis Tappanwas a New York abolitionist who worked to achieve the freedom of the illegally enslaved Africans of the Amistad. Contacted by Connecticut abolitionists soon after the Amistad arrived in port, Tappan focused extensively on the captive Africans. He ensured the acquisition of high-quality lawyers for the captives, which led to their being set free after the case went to the United States Supreme Court. With his brother Arthur, Tappan not only gained legal help and acquittal for the Africans,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
Lewis Tappan quotes about
Two or three of the men, besides one of the little girls, are natives of Congo, which is on the coast just south of the equator.
They said their sufferings were great on the passage, and several of their number had died.
The Anti-Slavery public have generously responded to our appeal, and sent the means to enable us to fit them out well, to pay their passages, supply them with many useful articles and give the Missionaries money to sustain themselves for a while.
They have a fine breeze and are now we hope, well on their way.
The prisoners eyed the clothes some time, and laughed a good deal among themselves before they put them on.
The African prisoners are orderly and peaceable among themselves.
Most of the prisoners told the interpreter that they are from Mandingo.
The curiosity to see the prisoners appears to be unabated