Courts & Cases

Seized in the Colony

In 1813, 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-16 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown.

Case Details
UID LA-E-16
Case Name Seized in the Colony
Year 1813
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 Sierra Leone Public Archive, Liberated Africans Register, #4679 - 4681; "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-16
Case Name Seized in the Colony
Departure from Africa
Date
Region Rivers of West Africa
Place Sierra Leone
Enslaved Total 3
Capture
Date
Location Sierra Leone
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 3
Registered 3
People Details
UI Name Age Sex Height (ft)
VI006274 Latefall 28 Man 5'18 View Details
VI006275 Soolidavid 26 M 5'9 View Details
VI006276 Goama 24 Woman 5'4 1/4 View Details
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