Africaan
In 1809, 3 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-3806 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown.
Case Details
| UID | LA-E-3806 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Africaan |
| Year | 1809 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 3 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 3 |
| Registered Total | 3 |
| 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, #79 - 81; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: 7543. |
| 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-3806 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Africaan |
Departure from Africa
| Date | 1809-03-27 |
|---|---|
| Region | Voltaic |
| Place | Accra |
| Enslaved Total | 3 |
Capture
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Location | Went to Accra |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Derwent |
| Captain | Frederick Parker |
| Supporting Ships |
Trial
| Sentence Date | 1809-05-30 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Registered | 3 |
People Details
| UI | Name | Age | Sex | Height (ft) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VI000374 | Sippey | 16 | Man | 4'9 1/2 | View Details |
| VI000375 | Bussey | 15 | M | 4'8 | View Details |
| VI000376 | Banna | 12 | Girl | 4'2 | View Details |