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Opinion in the case of the brig Josefa Segunda, 1832 Jan. 4. 1 manuscript. Location: Misc. The Spanish slave brig Josefa Segunda was seized in the Mississippi River by custom house officers and taken to New Orleans. The District Court of Louisiana condemned the brig and the slaves and effects found on board to the United States in violation of the constitutional prohibition against the international slave trade. This manuscript draft of a court opinion concerns claims made on the proceeds from the sale of the brig Josefa Segunda and the slaves on board. Mss. 3921.