The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-05
The African Slave Trade In Florida.

The African Slave Trade In Florida.
CLEAR CAsK-THE CONTRACT BETWEEN CAPTAIN
wIcKHAM, OF THE BRIG FAvORITE, OF RHODE
ISLAND, AND THE AFRICAN TRADING FIRM OF
LEWIS BOYD OF CAPE COAST CAsTLE-THE
NsakoBs LANDED In THE UNIrsD STATES, AND NO
AisrAKK.
from the Sc. Augustine (Fla Examiner, Angus. COL
MORE "HgLP.',
Since the successful Importation help In the South
efn States by the Wanderer and other vssseIs great
deal has beea written and published and especially IN tue
New England Slater, agsnst this employment rue Now
seem much worried in relation the landing Of cargoes
on the coast OF Florida Cannot these papers
snst "ngees are much more useful sayaess" than tbs
people and Northern people generally make much
in this natter II is we'll known that Northern vessels
business, and 10 .sdo well" in New England, accord
ing to the law and profits" covers heap
the vessels in the African trade have been ted out
in Northern ports and with eye to big share Of
profits We have heretofore given opinion a to how
hif business be stopped coasts at IL appears
the government have thought Light OF It, PAssmore vii
iaascn should be commissioned forthwith, bsfore the
ine The country and follow the Tails az miles south
wes from the lower end OF Lake Worth We, no wever
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Judge, United States Marshal any who desires TO
make himself witness again the parties genuine and
land Dpr 10 the coast Of Africa and upon the same shest
an agreement Of sae in exchange for negroes These me-
groes landed in the United States and no mistake
and the large planters, Mr. HERALD made no digestion
- general thing they were purchasers The
cargo consisted Of sixty hogsheads Of New EGG
land rum, two bogsheads tobacco, barrels gin,
twenty barrels -four, dteen coils rope &C. &c the in
voice taking up nearly two pages Of fooscap The fol-
lowing COPY OF the agreement We shall see whether
me neS ns.a States AIT bring the parties aud
understood tnkJ require all nggers to
speak EDglish; Seminole or Greek woat pass Somebody
had better employ q To schef. bat s.
DIscvB FoRr, Africa. April 25, 1858.
This agreement, entered into With Capt Wickham, Of
the brig Fsvore from Rhode Island OF the part aud
Aesers Lewis Boyd Of Cape Coast Caete the other
par-wtpesseth, that the said Wickham hath bartered
and agreed TO and win the said Lewis Il Boyd
for the whole OF the cargo Of the brig Favorite,
consisting Of rum, tobacco cordage provisions &C.,
per invoice annexed, amounting TO 1885 As,
for which cargo and amount said Lewis & Boyd bar.
gain and agree pay said Wckham eighty fair and
charitable negroes before the expiration of seven
weeks from the above date The height OF each negro
be four feet and four inches and the customary
proportion being observed, viz two thirds mates,
third females II s further agreed between said parties
that any Of the annexed cargo should appear deficient
when landed thR deduction Of fifty per cent shall be
made each article articles that may appear, and
should on the other hand any article articles be de-
lvered to Messrs Lewis Boyd and above what Is
represented and specified the annexed invoice agree
pay the said Wckham fifty per cent the same that
may be 80 delivered. MILLER F. WICKHAM.
PHILIP LEWIS.
JOHN BOYD.