Sir Keanney's Prize in a Canoe
In 1818, 18 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-29 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown.
Case Details
| UID | LA-E-29 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Sir Keanney's Prize in a Canoe |
| Year | 1818 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 18 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 18 |
| Registered Total | 18 |
| 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-29 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Sir Keanney's Prize in a Canoe |
Departure from Africa
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Region | Rivers of West Africa |
| Place | A Coruña |
| Enslaved Total | 18 |
Capture
| Date | 1818-07-09 |
|---|---|
| Location | Bubba in Sierra Leone |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | |
| Captain | Weasley Kenny |
| Supporting Ships |
Trial
| Sentence Date | 1818-10-02 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 18 |
| Registered | 18 |
People Details
| UI | Name | Age | Sex | Height (ft) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VI015164 | Mausa | 18 | View Details | ||
| VI015165 | Cho | 17 | View Details | ||
| VI015166 | Corambo | 16 | View Details | ||
| VI015167 | Lendiboo | 17 | View Details | ||
| VI015168 | Gohoo | 25 | View Details | ||
| VI015169 | Cong | 23 | View Details | ||
| VI015170 | Lua | 26 | View Details | ||
| VI015171 | Mamadoo | 17 | View Details | ||
| VI015172 | Boy | 20 | View Details | ||
| VI015173 | Mamoo | 26 | View Details | ||
| VI015174 | Dambee | 28 | View Details | ||
| VI015175 | Tape | 26 | View Details | ||
| VI015176 | Henny | 40 | View Details | ||
| VI015177 | Latta | 38 | View Details | ||
| VI015178 | Mandee | 12 | View Details | ||
| VI015179 | Cho | 8 | View Details | ||
| VI015180 | Flonora | 10 | View Details | ||
| VI015181 | Coi | 9 | View Details |