San Antonio
In 1819, 44 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-188 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Jamaica.
Case Details
| UID | LA-E-188 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | San Antonio |
| Year | 1819 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Jamaica |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 44 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 44 |
| Registered Total | 44 |
| Notes | |
| Sources | The National Archives, UK, CO 137/167, "Schedule of Forty Four African Negroes captured in the schooner San Antonio in June 1819," 11 Jul. 1817, f. 11. |
| 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-188 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | San Antonio |
Departure from Africa
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Region | West Africa (unspecified) |
| Place | Unspecified |
| Enslaved Total | 44 |
Capture
| Date | 1819-06 |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Navy | |
| Ship | |
| Captain | |
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Trial
| Sentence Date | |
|---|---|
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Jamaica |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Date | |
| Region | Caribbean |
| Place | Jamaica |
| Liberated Africans | 44 |
| Registered | 44 |
People Details
| UI | Name | Age | Sex | Height (ft) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VI015884 | Sarah | View Details | |||
| VI015885 | Lucy | View Details | |||
| VI015886 | Queen | View Details | |||
| VI015887 | Bell | View Details | |||
| VI015888 | Cynthia | View Details | |||
| VI015889 | Aneey | View Details | |||
| VI015890 | Margaret | View Details | |||
| VI015891 | Eliza | View Details | |||
| VI015892 | Clarissa | View Details | |||
| VI015893 | Margaret | View Details | |||
| VI015894 | Eliza | View Details | |||
| VI015895 | Mary | View Details | |||
| VI015896 | Ann | View Details | |||
| VI015897 | Betsy | View Details | |||
| VI015898 | Kate | View Details | |||
| VI015899 | Hannah | View Details | |||
| VI015900 | Isabella | View Details | |||
| VI015901 | Lakey | View Details | |||
| VI015902 | James | View Details | |||
| VI015903 | Antonio | View Details | |||
| VI015904 | George | View Details | |||
| VI015905 | Cumba | View Details | |||
| VI015906 | Mary | View Details | |||
| VI015907 | Maria | View Details | |||
| VI015908 | John Ramsey | View Details | |||
| VI015909 | Thomson | View Details | |||
| VI015910 | Antonio | View Details | |||
| VI015911 | Amigo | View Details | |||
| VI015912 | Suckey | View Details | |||
| VI015913 | Zwzel | View Details | |||
| VI015914 | Zwan | View Details | |||
| VI015915 | Goma | View Details | |||
| VI015916 | Candie | View Details | |||
| VI015917 | Lawkey | View Details | |||
| VI015918 | McKaw | View Details | |||
| VI015919 | Cocyminu | View Details | |||
| VI015920 | Mijata | View Details | |||
| VI015921 | Goma | View Details | |||
| VI015922 | Bacoast | View Details | |||
| VI015923 | Gloisa | View Details | |||
| VI015924 | Bamba | View Details | |||
| VI015925 | Cabenna | View Details | |||
| VI015926 | Zwan | View Details | |||
| VI015927 | View Details |
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