<I>New York Weekly Messenger Vol. 2 No. 22</I>
date: label: Date
content: December 19, 1832
name: label: Published by
content: Burnett & Smith
label: Subject of
content: New York Weekly Messenger, 1832 - 1836
label: Subject of
content: Capt. Benjamin Morrell, American, 1795 - 1838
notes: label: Description
content: Issue Vol. 2 No. 22 of the New York Weekly Messenger. Black type on off-white paper. On interior page at leftmost column is an account by Captain Benjamin Morrell Jr., [CAPT. MORRELL'S VISIT TO A SLAVE SHIP], on his inspection of Brazilian slave ships in the Bay of Benguela. He conveys his horror at the conditions of those enslaved persons held captive on the ship. Account closes with acknowledgement that American ships are engaged in the very same conduct.
place: label: Place printed
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Angola, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Illegal slave trade
label: Topic
content: Mass media
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: Trans Atlantic slave trade
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1815-1861
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.312.229
objectType: label: Type
content: newspapers
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 22 1/4 × 16 5/8 in. (56.5 × 42.2 cm)