J. Harris
In 1859, 460 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 1, Case ID LA-E-3729 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown.
Case Details
| UID | LA-E-3729 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | J. Harris |
| Year | 1859 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 469 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 460 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | See image at https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-254950. |
| Sources | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection, ZBA2731, by L. A. Good, "Kissy. Landing Slaves from Prize to 'Spitfire,'" c. 1860; "Return of Slavers Captured on the West Coast of Africa," 1 Oct. 1859 - 30 Jun. 1860, in “Class A2. Correspondence with the British Commissioners at Sierra Leone, Havana, the Cape of Good Hope, and Loanda... 1860,” in T. P. O'Neill, T. F. Turley, et al., eds., Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vol. 47 (Shannon: Irish University Press, 1968-1969), 73; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: 4841. |
| Cite as: | Lovejoy, H. B. (2024). Conceptualizing ‘Liberated Africans’ and Slave Trade Abolition: Government Schemes to Indenture Enslaved People Captured from Slavery, 1800–1920. Past & Present, 1-69. https://doi.org/10.1093/pastj/gtae019 Chadha, K. (2024). Regenerated Identities: A Collaborative Web-based Content Management System for Digital Humanities. International Journal of Computer Applications, 186(29), 28–33. https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume186/number29/regenerated-identities-a-collaborative-web-based-content-management-system-for-digital-humanities/ |
Event Details
| UID | LA-E-3729 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | J. Harris |
Departure from Africa
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Region | Western Bight |
| Place | Ouidah |
| Enslaved Total | 469 |
Capture
| Date | 1859-09-26 |
|---|---|
| Location | Jackin |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Spitfire |
| Captain | |
| Supporting Ships |
Trial
| Sentence Date | |
|---|---|
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Date | 1859-11-01 |
| Region | Rivers of West Africa |
| Place | Freetown |
| Liberated Africans | 460 |
| Registered | 0 |
People Details
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