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Admiralty Claim in Savannah

When: 1820-1821
Where: Federal admiralty court in Savannah
Part of: U.S. Treasury cutter captures the slave ship Antelope off Georgia

Captain Jackson files libel in Savannah seeking payment for Africans or salvage value.

Captain John Jackson of the Dallas filed a libel in federal admiralty court in Savannah. He sought payment for the Africans on the Antelope under the 1819 Act, or salvage value as property lost at sea. The trial began in January 1821.

Sources

The Antelope Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-15

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