Talk:Creole mutiny

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So what happened to the slaves? This article says they were arrested and charged, but it doesn't say whether they were convicted, hanged, set free, or whatever. 76.118.176.203 (talk) 21:42, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Treaty

The article currently says that the Creole case was not raised during discussions about the treaty: but The Times (Thursday, Sep 15, 1842; pg. 5) quotes the 'New York Courier and Inquirer' as saying that the American negotiator raised it in a letter to Lord Ashburton:"The Creole case is presented in strong terms by Mr Webster in a letter (which, when published, will bring all the anti-slavery people about his ears)..."RLamb (talk) 23:36, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

Reparations payment

The earliest reference I can find to this is a report in the NYTimes of March 20 1886. The Creole's mate, Z.C. Gifford, had just died and the Creole case is referred to in an article on his career. But the article seems confused in several particulars, for example claiming that the slaves were freed by the sudden intervention of "Admiral Cookburn"(Sir George Cockburn?). It also claims the payment was made after 14 years of negotiations, but also that "Daniel Webster"(d.1852)"managed the case for this Government". Does anyone know a reliable source for this claim?RLamb (talk) 23:42, 24 August 2012 (UTC) I forgot to say that I don't think later references in either The Times(London) or New York Times are reliable, as they most likely refer back to the romanticised story given in the Gifford obituary. A reliable source would be a contemporary government or judicial publication of some kind giving dates and details. Yes, I want jam on it.RLamb (talk) 09:56, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

Re the NYT's Gifford article and "Admiral Cookburn". I think Sir Francis Cockburn, who was Governor of the Bahamas at the time of the Creole Case, must be meant.RLamb (talk) 11:01, 26 August 2012 (UTC)