Seized at Gorée in Senegal

In 1815, 5 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-26 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown.

Case Details
UID LA-E-26
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 5
Liberated Africans Total 5
Registered Total 5
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-26
Case Name Seized at Gorée in Senegal
Departure from Africa
Date
Region Western Savanna
Place Gorée
Enslaved Total 5
Capture
Date
Location Gorée
Navy Britain
Ship
Captain Charles Macarthy
Supporting Ships
Trial
Sentence Date 1815-05-15
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 5
Registered 5
People Details
UI Name Age Sex Height (ft)
VI010518 Sam Joy 24 Man 5'4 1/2 View Details
VI010519 Sam Ca 27 M 5'4 3/4 View Details
VI010520 Gore 23 M 5'3 1/2 View Details
VI010521 Samba 22 M 6'0 1/2 View Details
VI010522 Manjai 15 M 5'2 1/2 View Details
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