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| Tango01 | 29 Mar 2024 5:12 p.m. PST |
…Slave Ship Erie — February 21, 1862
"On February 21, 1862, Nathaniel Gordon, captain of the slave ship, Erie, was executed by hanging in New York City. Under the Piracy Law of 1820, slave trading was considered to be an act of piracy punishable by death. He was the only slave-trader ever to be tried, convicted, and executed in American history. Captain Gordon, originally from Portland, Maine was 36. In a detestable trade, Captain Gordan was among the worst. When he was apprehended by the USS Mohican 50 miles off the Congo in 1860, the Erie, a ship of 500 tons, had 897 Africans crammed aboard. Of these, 563 were children. Captain Gordan preferred children because they were smaller and were less able to attempt to take over the ship…"
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| Trajanus | 02 Apr 2024 12:56 p.m. PST |
"Captain Gordan preferred children because they were smaller and were less able to attempt to take over the ship…" Seems like a guy who needed a hanging! |
| Tango01 | 03 Apr 2024 12:28 p.m. PST |
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