Rosalia
In 1822, 60 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-3159 occurred via the British and Spanish Court of Mixed Commission, Freetown.
Case Details
| UID | LA-E-3159 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Rosalia |
| Year | 1822 |
| Government Department | Courts of Mixed Commission |
| Court | British and Spanish Court of Mixed Commission, Freetown |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 60 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 60 |
| Registered Total | 59 |
| Notes | |
| Sources | "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: 2350. |
| 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-3159 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Rosalia |
Departure from Africa
| Date | 1822-01-11 |
|---|---|
| Region | Rivers of West Africa |
| Place | Rio Pongo |
| Enslaved Total | 60 |
Capture
| Date | 1822-01-11 |
|---|---|
| Location | River Pongos |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Thistle |
| Captain | Robert Hagan |
| Supporting Ships |
Trial
| Sentence Date | 1822-01-31 |
|---|---|
| Government Department | Courts of Mixed Commission |
| Court | British and Spanish Court of Mixed Commission, Freetown |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Date | 1822-01-16 |
| Region | Rivers of West Africa |
| Place | Freetown |
| Liberated Africans | 60 |
| Registered | 59 |
People Details
| UI | Name | Age | Sex | Height (ft) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VI018781 | Quana | 30 | View Details | ||
| VI018782 | Tom | 25 | View Details | ||
| VI018783 | Yabba | 30 | View Details | ||
| VI018784 | Bocary | 26 | View Details | ||
| VI018785 | Masa | 35 | View Details | ||
| VI018786 | Farie | 30 | View Details | ||
| VI018787 | Moosa | 19 | View Details | ||
| VI018788 | Siacha | 24 | View Details | ||
| VI018789 | Will | 25 | View Details | ||
| VI018790 | Yarra | 35 | View Details | ||
| VI018791 | Lahia | 19 | View Details | ||
| VI018792 | Wamacha | 25 | View Details | ||
| VI018793 | Barie | 17 | View Details | ||
| VI018794 | Tomma | 22 | View Details | ||
| VI018795 | Buakak | 24 | View Details | ||
| VI018796 | Dubak | 25 | View Details | ||
| VI018797 | Brimak | 23 | View Details | ||
| VI018798 | Tombo | 22 | View Details | ||
| VI018799 | Jalla | 26 | View Details | ||
| VI018800 | Sarree | 25 | View Details | ||
| VI018801 | Farsanee | 30 | View Details | ||
| VI018802 | Kalee | 25 | View Details | ||
| VI018803 | Laruba | 19 | View Details | ||
| VI018804 | Barra | 28 | View Details | ||
| VI018805 | Farsanee | 30 | View Details | ||
| VI018806 | Farsalee | 23 | View Details | ||
| VI018807 | Yamuise | 25 | View Details | ||
| VI018808 | Souliniana | 30 | View Details | ||
| VI018809 | Aasomanee | 25 | View Details | ||
| VI018810 | Allhose | 30 | View Details | ||
| VI018811 | 33 | View Details | |||
| VI018812 | Tarballa | 12 | View Details | ||
| VI018813 | Laugar | 10 | View Details | ||
| VI018814 | Fatimata | 25 | View Details | ||
| VI018815 | Yandora | 25 | View Details | ||
| VI018816 | Irminee | 26 | View Details |