Seized at Gorée in Senegal
In 1815, 6 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-25 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown.
Case Details
| UID | LA-E-25 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Seized at Gorée in Senegal |
| Year | 1815 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 6 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 6 |
| Registered Total | 6 |
| Notes | |
| Sources | The National Archives, UK, HCA 49/91/1, "Vessels Cargoes and Slaves Proceeded Against in the Court of Vice Admiralty at Sierra Leone," Jun. 1808 - Mar. 1817, f. 1-37; 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-25 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Seized at Gorée in Senegal |
Departure from Africa
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Region | Western Savanna |
| Place | Gorée |
| Enslaved Total | 6 |
Capture
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Location | Gorée |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | |
| Captain | Charles Macarthy |
| Supporting Ships |
Trial
| Sentence Date | 1815-06-17 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 6 |
| Registered | 6 |
People Details
| UI | Name | Age | Sex | Height (ft) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VI009541 | Ajuma | 21 | 5'5 1/2 | View Details | |
| VI009542 | Walee Saim | 20 | 5'3 | View Details | |
| VI009543 | Jahee | 24 | 5'1 1/2 | View Details | |
| VI009544 | Betty | 17 | 5'0 | View Details | |
| VI009545 | Anta | 23 | 5'0 1/2 | View Details | |
| VI009546 | Diggan Jai | 10 | 4'5 | View Details |