1859 Slave Ship \"Wanderer\" — Last Slaves to America, Frt Pg Primary Doc Jan 15 For Sale

🗞️ HARPERS WEEKLY · January 15, 1859
Complete Issue · New of the most historically significant issues in this entire collection — the front page is devoted to the yacht Wanderer, the last documented slave ship to bring enslaved Africans to the United States, which landed its human cargo on Jekyll Island, Georgia on November 28, 1858, just seven weeks before this issue. A primary document of the final illegal slave importation in American history, published as the nation was seven weeks away from knowing the full truth of what had happened. Combined with the USS Brooklyn, a New York governors inauguration, and Tehuantepec travel, this is a pivotal piece of American slavery and civil rights THE SLAVE SHIP WANDERER — THE LAST LARGE FRONT PAGE ILLUSTRATION & ARTICLE — \"THE YACHT WANDERER\"
The front page of this issue is devoted to the yacht Wanderer — the last documented slave ship to bring enslaved Africans to the United States, in direct violation of federal law that had prohibited the international slave trade since 1808. The Wanderer, a sleek racing yacht built in 1857 and owned by the wealthy South Carolina planter Charles Lamar, sailed to the Congo River in Africa in mid-1858, took aboard between 400 and 500 enslaved Africans — mostly young men and boys from the Loango Coast — and landed them at Jekyll Island, Georgia on November 28, 1858, just seven weeks before this issue went to press.The accompanying Harpers Weekly article — published while the facts were still disputed — reflects the confusion and deliberate obfuscation surrounding the landing: \"The general opinion is that the Wanderer did not herself carry slaves from Africa, but that she served as the pilot and decoy of a larger vessel which did; and that between three and four hundred slaves were landed on or near Jekyll Island and from thence scattered throughout the Southern country.\" History proved that the Wanderer did carry the enslaved people directly. Of the estimated 400-500 Africans who survived the Middle Passage aboard the Wanderer, only about 80 were ever recovered by federal authorities; the rest were dispersed into slavery across the Deep South. Some of the last survivors of the Wanderers cargo were still alive in the 1930s, when they were interviewed by New Deal folklorists — making the Wanderer the direct link between the African slave trade and living American memory.Charles Lamar was indicted but never convicted. The Wanderer was seized by the U.S. Navy and sold, later served as a Confederate blockade runner, and was captured in 1861. The Jekyll Island landing is documented by the Smithsonian Institution, the New Georgia Encyclopedia, the Library of Congress, and multiple major historical institutions. This Harpers Weekly front page — published at the moment of maximum public uncertainty about what had actually occurred — is a primary document of one of the most significant and haunting events in American slavery history. An essential piece for any collection of Black American history, slavery history, and Civil War era primary documents. Price this as a premium USS FULL PAGE — \"THE UNITED STATES SLOOP OF WAR BROOKLYN\"
A full-page illustration of the USS Brooklyn — the sloop of war that would go on to serve with distinction in the Civil War, including at the Battle of Mobile Bay where Admiral Farragut famously shouted \"Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!\" The Brooklyn hesitated before the torpedoes; the Hartford did not. This pre-war illustration captures the ship before its Civil War glory. A significant piece of American naval INSIDE THE TWO HALF PAGES — \"RAILWAY TRAIN IN A SNOW STORM\" AND \"STOPPED BY THE SNOW-DRIFT\"
Two companion illustrations of a railroad train caught in a blizzard — a vivid piece of Antebellum American railroad and winter history.🏛️ NEARLY FULL PAGE — \"INAUGURATION OF GOVERNOR MORGAN\" — TWO ILLUSTRATIONS
Two illustrations of the inauguration of Governor Edwin D. Morgan of New York — a significant piece of New York State political history. Morgan was a major Republican figure who would help organize the partys fundraising during the Civil War.🗺️ SEVERAL SMALL ILLUSTRATIONS — \"INCIDENTS OF TRAVEL ON THE TEHUANTEPEC ROUTE\"
Several small illustrations of the Tehuantepec Route — the overland route across Mexicos Isthmus of Tehuantepec that was one of the proposed alternatives to the Panama route for travel between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, a significant piece of American transportation and Mexican geography photograph every page of every issue so you can inspect the condition closely before purchasing. Please review all images carefully and dont hesitate to ask any questions — Im happy to provide additional detail or close-up shots of any page, illustration, or area of concern before you ········ Harpers Weekly
Date ··············· January 15, 1859
City ··············· New York
Format ············· Illustrated newspaper, complete in 16 SHIPPING & Stored in an acid-free protective bag and flat-shipped in a padded envelope with heavy cardboard reinforcement
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