Special Edition: Nathaniel Gordon Slave-Trader (February 21, 1862))
Nathaniel Gordon (February 6, 1826 – February 21, 1862) was an American slave trader who was the only person in the United States to be tried, convicted, and executed by the federal government for having "engaged in the slave trade" under the Piracy Law of 1820.
Harper’s Weekly
THE EXECUTION OF GORDON, THE SLAVE-TRADER, NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 2…