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Trial of Pedro de Zulueta, Jun., in the Central Criminal Court of the City of London, on the 27th, 28th, and 30th of October, 1843, on a charge of Slave-Trading.
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Trial of Pedro de Zulueta, Jun., in the Central Criminal Court of the City of London, on the 27th, 28th, and 30th of October, 1843, on a charge of Slave-Trading.
First published in the same year, but immediately withdrawn from sale. A note on the verso of the title reads: “The purchaser is requested to distinguish this edition of Zulueta’s trial from an imperfect and partially incorrect impression, of which a few copies inadvertently got into circulation.”
A important case in the British fight against slavery.
Pedro José de Zuleuta (1809-1882) was a Cadiz-born merchant who settled in London where he imported goods from Spain. Around 1840 Zulueta’s company acquired a ship named the Augusta which had previously been suspected of slave trading. Under Zulueta’s ownership the ship was detained off the coast of Sierra Leone under suspicion of dealing in slaves. Zulueta was found not guilty but the case was closely scrutinised by the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society who felt that the evidence against him was compelling. This publication includes a very detailed transcript of the court case and reproductions of much of the evidence including ships logs.
