U.S. v. Wanderer, Schooner

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U.S. v. Wanderer, Schooner

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Plaintiffs(s) or Type of Papers: U.S.; Defendant(s): Wanderer, Schooner; Case Number: 00100; Court Term: 1866 Oct; Type of Case: Admiralty; Associated Names: Henry Wilton; Notes: Ship condemned for use in slave trade; Appealed from US District Court for Massachusetts.

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Wanderer (Schooner)

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Wanderer was the next to last documented ship to bring an illegal cargo of people from Africa to the United States, landing at Jekyll Island, Georgia on November 28, 1858. It was the last to carry a large cargo, arriving with some 400 people. Clotilda, which transported 110 people from Dahomey in 1860, is the last known ship to bring enslaved people from Africa to the United States. Originally built in New York as a pleasure schooner, The Wanderer was purchased by Southern businessman Charles...