HMS Myrmidon
In 1820, 9 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-31 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown.
Case Details
| UID | LA-E-31 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | HMS Myrmidon |
| Year | 1820 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 9 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 9 |
| Registered Total | 9 |
| Notes | Vessel destroyed at sea. |
| Sources | Sierra Leone Public Archive, Liberated Africans Register, #12688 - 12696; "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-31 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | HMS Myrmidon |
Departure from Africa
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Region | West Africa (unspecified) |
| Place | A Coruña |
| Enslaved Total | 9 |
Capture
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Myrmidon |
| Captain | |
| Supporting Ships |
Trial
| Sentence Date | |
|---|---|
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Date | 1820-01-05 |
| Region | Rivers of West Africa |
| Place | Freetown |
| Liberated Africans | 9 |
| Registered | 9 |
People Details
| UI | Name | Age | Sex | Height (ft) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VI016401 | Yabbah | 6 | View Details | ||
| VI016402 | Taie | 6 | View Details | ||
| VI016403 | Ram | 7 | View Details | ||
| VI016404 | Tamba | 6 | View Details | ||
| VI016405 | Dawery | 8 | View Details | ||
| VI016406 | Dado | 5 | View Details | ||
| VI016407 | Quay | 6 | View Details | ||
| VI016408 | Bessy | 6 | View Details | ||
| VI016409 | Bunny | 4 | View Details |