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In 1812, 139 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-11 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown.

Case Details
UID LA-E-11
Case Name Unspecified
Year 1812
Government Department Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain
Court Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown
Trial Outcome Condemned
Enslaved Total 139
Liberated Africans Total 139
Registered Total 139
Notes
Sources Sierra Leone Public Archive, Liberated Africans Register, #4225 - 4241; "African Names Database," in SlaveVoyages, https://www.slavevoyages.org/past/database/african-origins (accessed 2021).
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-11
Case Name Unspecified
Departure from Africa
Date
Region West Africa (unspecified)
Place A Coruña
Enslaved Total 139
Capture
Date
Location Trinidad
Navy Britain
Ship
Captain
Supporting Ships
Trial
Sentence Date
Government Department Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain
Court Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown
Trial Outcome Condemned
Date
Region Rivers of West Africa
Place Freetown
Liberated Africans 139
Registered 139
People Details
UI Name Age Sex Height (ft)
VI003867 No Entry [N/D] View Details
VI005251 Quamin 9 View Details
VI005252 Vicente Fereira 14 View Details
VI005253 Manuel R. Dept. 18 View Details
VI005254 John Marques died Mar 12 20 View Details
VI005255 Daquoffee 22 View Details
VI005256 Evay de Roche 22 View Details
VI005257 Joaquim Domingo R.A.C. 22 View Details
VI005258 Domingo 22 View Details
VI005259 Quajoe 23 View Details
VI005260 Quaccoo 23 View Details
VI005261 Juan de Roche 24 View Details
VI005262 Manuel de Roche R.A.C. 24 View Details
VI005263 Joze Domingo 25 View Details
VI005264 Manuel Lear 25 View Details
VI005265 Miguel Domingo R.A.C. 26 View Details
VI005266 Antonio R.A.C. 40 View Details
VI005267 Bento 46 View Details
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