Two Cousins
In 1808, 4 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-3805 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown.
Case Details
| UID | LA-E-3805 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Two Cousins |
| Year | 1808 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 5 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 4 |
| Registered Total | 4 |
| Notes | |
| Sources | Hull History Center, U DTH/1/77, "Papers of Thomas Perronet Thompson" 17 Sep. 1808 - 11 Aug. 1809, no folio numbers; Special thanks to Suzanne Schwarz for confirming these resources; Suzanne Schwarz, "Reconstructing the Life Histories of Liberated Africans: Sierra Leone in the Early Nineteenth Century," History in Africa 39 (2012): 175-207; Sierra Leone Public Archive, Liberated Africans Register, #75 - 78; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: 7542. |
| 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-3805 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Two Cousins |
Departure from Africa
| Date | 1808-09-06 |
|---|---|
| Region | Western Savanna |
| Place | The Gambia |
| Enslaved Total | 5 |
Capture
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Location | At anchor off Cape Mesurada |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Derwent |
| Captain | Frederick Parker |
| Supporting Ships |
Trial
| Sentence Date | 1808-11-25 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 4 |
| Registered | 4 |
People Details
| UI | Name | Age | Sex | Height (ft) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VI000370 | Dick Gore | 25 | Man | {...} | View Details |
| VI000371 | Tumbles | 8 | Boy | 3'6 | View Details |
| VI000372 | Betty | 8 | Girl | 3'10 | View Details |
| VI000373 | Maria | 12 | G | 4'8 | View Details |