Icanam

In 1822, 12 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 4, Case ID LA-E-3154 occurred via the British and Spanish Court of Mixed Commission, Freetown.

Case Details
UID LA-E-3154
Case Name Icanam
Year 1822
Government Department Courts of Mixed Commission
Court British and Spanish Court of Mixed Commission, Freetown
Trial Outcome Condemned
Enslaved Total 380
Liberated Africans Total 12
Registered Total 12
Notes Iphigenia were advancing, under British colours, towards two Spanish schooners, the Vecua and Icanam, at anchor in the River Bonny, and suspected of trafficking in Slaves; when a most unjustifiable attack was commenced on them by the schooners, supported by the fire of three vessels under the French flag, La Vigilante, La petite Betsy, and L'Ursule, which were then at anchor near the Vecua and Icanam. The loss of the Icanam at sea by a tornado. Nearly everyone perished.
Sources "Case of the Spanish Schooners Vecua and Icanam," 24 Jul. 1822, in “Class B. Correspondence with the British Commissioners at Sierra Leone, the Havanna, Rio de Janeiro, and Surinam, relating to the Slave Trade, 1822-1823,” in T. P. O'Neill, T. F. Turley, et al., eds., Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vol. 9 (Shannon: Irish University Press, 1968-1969), 29-31; "List of Vessels Adjudicated in the Court of the British and Spanish Mixed Commission," 6 Feb. 1826, in “Class A. Correspondence with the British Commissioners at Sierra Leone, the Havannah, Rio de Janeiro, and Surinam, relating to the Slave Trade, 1826-1827,” in T. P. O'Neill, T. F. Turley, et al., eds., Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vol. 11 (Shannon: Irish University Press, 1968-1969), 4-6; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: 2330.
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-3154
Case Name Icanam
Departure from Africa
Date 1822-04-15
Region Eastern Bight
Place Bonny
Enslaved Total 380
Capture
Date 1822-04-16
Location 4°42'0" N., 7°11'0 E.
Navy Britain
Ship Iphigenia
Captain Robert Mends
Supporting Ships
Trial
Sentence Date 1822-06-25
Government Department Courts of Mixed Commission
Court British and Spanish Court of Mixed Commission, Freetown
Trial Outcome Condemned
Date 1822-05-24
Region Rivers of West Africa
Place Freetown
Liberated Africans 12
Registered 12
People Details
UI Name Age Sex Height (ft)
VI018769 Mogagbay 24 View Details
VI018770 Degborah 17 View Details
VI018771 Alugbay 16 View Details
VI018772 Arkellardy 15 View Details
VI018773 Loowargadayar 28 View Details
VI018774 Tom 24 View Details
VI018775 Serrea 23 View Details
VI018776 Schely 10 View Details
VI018777 Busungay 10 View Details
VI018778 Amnosa 9 View Details
VI018779 Jenmyaccam 8 View Details
VI018780 Tomoso 14 View Details
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