The Amistad Time Line                                       Page 3
•November 19,1839       District court hearing in Hartford, Connecticut.
•January 7,1840              District court continues in New Haven, and Sengbe testifies.Judson rules on January 13 that captives are free and that Gendney, Ruiz, and Montes are entitled to salvage.
•January 1840                  U.S. District Attorney appeals decision to circuit court.
•May 1840                      Judge Thomphson confirms district court decision.The Case is then appealed to the Supreme Court.