Josiah Gibbs used his knowledge of Mende numbers to find James Covey for this trial.
This event was preceded by the murder of the captain Ramon Ferrar. Josiah Gibbs used his knowledge of Mende numbers to find James Covey for this trial. Joseph Story ruled in favor of the arguments of Roger Baldwin in this case, and the defense was also supported in this trial by John Quincy Adams. The defendants in this case included Cinque, and this case involved the abduction of the defendants from Sierra Leone. For 10 points, name this case that ruled in favor of slaves who mutinied on the namesake Cuban schooner in 1839.
This event was preceded by the murder of the captain Ramon Ferrar.
{Amistad} case [or {United States} v. {Libellants} and {Claimants} of the Schooner {Amistad}]