From the Soso Country
In 1814, 12 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-20 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown.
Case Details
| UID | LA-E-20 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | From the Soso Country |
| Year | 1814 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 12 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 12 |
| Registered Total | 12 |
| Notes | |
| Sources | The National Archives, UK, CO 967/91, "List of Vessels adjudicated at the Court of Vice Admiralty of Sierra Leone having the number of slaves captured and emancipated," 3 Sep. 1809 - 31 Dec. 1825, large document (15 ft. long); "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-20 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | From the Soso Country |
Departure from Africa
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Region | Rivers of West Africa |
| Place | A Coruña |
| Enslaved Total | 12 |
Capture
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Location | From the Soso Country |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | |
| Captain | Charles Jennings Jones |
| Supporting Ships |
Trial
| Sentence Date | 1814-06-22 |
|---|---|
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Date | 1814-06-06 |
| Region | Rivers of West Africa |
| Place | Freetown |
| Liberated Africans | 12 |
| Registered | 12 |
People Details
| UI | Name | Age | Sex | Height (ft) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VI007087 | Foodee | 28 | Man | 5'3 1/4 | View Details |
| VI007088 | Dooyou | 20 | M | 5'7 1/4 | View Details |
| VI007089 | Mamadoo | 25 | M | 5'8 | View Details |
| VI007090 | Maleghee | 12 | Boy | 4'8 1/2 | View Details |
| VI007091 | Brima | 11 | B | 4'7 1/2 | View Details |
| VI007092 | Cabella | 11 | B | 4'6 1/4 | View Details |
| VI007093 | Era | 9 | B | 4'2 1/2 | View Details |
| VI007094 | Sarko | 10 | B | 4'3 3/4 | View Details |
| VI007095 | Tom | 5 | B | 3'3 3/4 | View Details |
| VI007096 | Sera | 31 | Woman | 5'5 | View Details |
| VI007097 | Nadama | 24 | W | 4'10 | View Details |
| VI007098 | Dabba | 9 | Girl | 4'3 3/4 | View Details |