Seized at the Bananas and the Settlement of Goree and Senegal

In 1815, 17 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-27 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown.

Case Details
UID LA-E-27
Case Name Seized at the Bananas and the Settlement of Goree and Senegal
Year 1815
Government Department Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain
Court Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown
Trial Outcome Condemned
Enslaved Total 17
Liberated Africans Total 17
Registered Total 17
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-27
Case Name Seized at the Bananas and the Settlement of Goree and Senegal
Departure from Africa
Date
Region Rivers of West Africa
Place A Coruña
Enslaved Total 17
Capture
Date
Location Banana Islands
Navy Britain
Ship
Captain Charles Macarthy
Supporting Ships
Trial
Sentence Date 1815-11-09
Government Department Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain
Court Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown
Trial Outcome Condemned
Date 1815-10-28
Region Rivers of West Africa
Place Freetown
Liberated Africans 17
Registered 17
People Details
UI Name Age Sex Height (ft)
VI010523 Hamet Sain 28 Man 5'6 View Details
VI010524 Latee Samba 30 M 5'8 View Details
VI010525 Hamed Joff 28 M 5'8 View Details
VI010526 Badoo Fye 25 M 5'5 View Details
VI010527 Boye 14 M 4'10 1/2 View Details
VI010528 Dogbow 14 4'10 1/2 View Details
VI010529 Saboye 14 M 4'4 3/4 View Details
VI010530 Poha 11 Boy 4'8 1/2 View Details
VI010531 Joe 9 B 4'2 View Details
VI010532 Joe 11 B 4'5 3/4 View Details
VI010533 Farree 11 B 4'2 3/4 View Details
VI010534 Adma Garr 30 Woman 5'4 1/2 View Details
VI010535 Debo Fye 30 W 5'1 View Details
VI010536 Yanda Joff 28 W 4'10 3/4 View Details
VI010537 Tafui 30 W 4'10 View Details
VI010538 Demo 25 W 4'10 3/4 View Details
VI010539 Boy 14 W 4'7 View Details
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