From the Plantains
In 1814, 13 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-19 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown.
Case Details
| UID | LA-E-19 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | From the Plantains |
| Year | 1814 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 13 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 13 |
| Registered Total | 13 |
| Notes | |
| Sources | Sierra Leone Public Archive, Liberated Africans Register, #5421 - 5433; "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-19 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | From the Plantains |
Departure from Africa
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Region | Rivers of West Africa |
| Place | A Coruña |
| Enslaved Total | 13 |
Capture
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Location | Plantain Island |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | |
| Captain | |
| Supporting Ships |
Trial
| Sentence Date | 1814-05-24 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 13 |
| Registered | 13 |
People Details
| UI | Name | Age | Sex | Height (ft) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VI008265 | Bea | 26 | View Details | ||
| VI008266 | Banna | 31 | View Details | ||
| VI008267 | Tua | 22 | View Details | ||
| VI008268 | Jeabanna | 26 | View Details | ||
| VI008269 | Sa | 20 | View Details | ||
| VI008270 | Fouree | 19 | View Details | ||
| VI008271 | Kaingree | 18 | View Details | ||
| VI008272 | Joe | 12 | View Details | ||
| VI008273 | Kendee | 10 | View Details | ||
| VI008274 | Sengey | 11 | View Details | ||
| VI008275 | Bissey | 9 | View Details | ||
| VI008276 | Fouree | 9 | View Details | ||
| VI008277 | Cai | 13 | View Details |