Moru
Person Details
| UID | VI006474 |
|---|---|
| LA-E-ID (Liberated Africans connector) | LA-E-18 |
| Case Name | Seized at Rio Pongos by the Expedition |
| Register Date | |
| Year | 1814 |
| Recaptive Number | 4821 |
| Person Name | Moru |
| Alternative or Transcribed Name | Moiu |
| Modern Name Interpretation | Moru |
| Transcribed Age | 60 |
| Age Category | Old person (Over 40 years) |
| Transcribed Sex | M |
| Sex | Male |
| Transcribed Height (ft.) | 5'5 3/4 |
| Height (in) | 65.75 |
| Height (cm) | 167.01 |
| Physical Characteristics | Scarification, Scarification |
| Transcribed Description | 3 scars down each cheek. Large lump 3 f right breast |
| Digits | |
| Disposal | |
| Language Association | Muslim |
| Documented African Nation | |
| Possible Dialect |
Travel & Court Related Information
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
|---|---|
| Court Condemned | Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown |
| Embarkation Region | Rivers of West Africa |
| Embarkation Port | Unknown |
| Disembarkation Region | Rivers of West Africa |
| Disembarkation Port | Freetown |
| Capture Ship | Princess Charlotte |
| Capture Date | |
| Arrival Date | |
| Sentence Date | 1814-03-30 |
| Intended Destination Region | |
| Secondary Migration | Sierra Leone |
| Post Disembarkation | Freetown |
| Specific Location |
Archival & Source Data
| Source | Sierra Leone Public Archive, Liberated Africans Register, 4684-4923 (two copies) |
|---|---|
| Digitization | Endangered Archives Programme, 2009. “Before the War, After the War: Preserving History in Sierra Leone,” British Library. Available online: https://eap.bl.uk/project/EAP284; Endangered Archives Programme, 2011. “Nineteenth Century Documents of the Sierra Leone Public Archives,” British Library. Available online: https://eap.bl.uk/project/EAP443. |
| Transcription | SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2024) |
| Name Interpreter | SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2024) |
| Digital Archivists | |
| Voyage ID (Slave Voyages) | V60022 |
| Researcher Notes |
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