Virginie
In 1819, 35 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-3306 occurred via the British and Netherlands Court of Mixed Commission, Freetown.
Case Details
| UID | LA-E-3306 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Virginie |
| Year | 1819 |
| Government Department | Courts of Mixed Commission |
| Court | British and Netherlands Court of Mixed Commission, Freetown |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 32 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 35 |
| Registered Total | 32 |
| Notes | |
| Sources | "List of Vessels Adjudicated in the Court of the British and Netherlands 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), 3; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: 2728. |
| 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-3306 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Virginie |
Departure from Africa
| Date | 1819-10-10 |
|---|---|
| Region | Rivers of West Africa |
| Place | Galinhas |
| Enslaved Total | 32 |
Capture
| Date | 1819-10-10 |
|---|---|
| Location | 5°20'0" N., 9°50'0" W.; Near the Sestos River |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Thistle |
| Captain | Robert Hagan |
| Supporting Ships |
Trial
| Sentence Date | 1819-11-15 |
|---|---|
| Government Department | Courts of Mixed Commission |
| Court | British and Netherlands Court of Mixed Commission, Freetown |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Date | 1819-11-04 |
| Region | Rivers of West Africa |
| Place | Freetown |
| Liberated Africans | 35 |
| Registered | 32 |
People Details
| UI | Name | Age | Sex | Height (ft) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VI016002 | Carpine | 42 | View Details | ||
| VI016003 | Soconey | 22 | View Details | ||
| VI016004 | Flawe | 23 | View Details | ||
| VI016005 | Gebunger | 20 | View Details | ||
| VI016006 | Care | 38 | View Details | ||
| VI016007 | Jeer | 15 | View Details | ||
| VI016008 | Dar | 10 | View Details | ||
| VI016009 | Tooar | 10 | View Details | ||
| VI016010 | Namwick | 13 | View Details | ||
| VI016011 | Monar | 7 | View Details | ||
| VI016012 | Whar | 9 | View Details | ||
| VI016013 | Tooar | 10 | View Details | ||
| VI016014 | Whay | 14 | View Details | ||
| VI016015 | Jeer | 8 | View Details | ||
| VI016016 | Currier | 8 | View Details | ||
| VI016017 | Maphy | 8 | View Details | ||
| VI016018 | Whay | 8 | View Details | ||
| VI016019 | Ghar | 7 | View Details | ||
| VI016020 | Saliar | 7 | View Details | ||
| VI016021 | Pay | 3 | View Details | ||
| VI016022 | Dayhoo | 18 | View Details | ||
| VI016023 | Jutar | 20 | View Details | ||
| VI016024 | Scurrasay | 19 | View Details | ||
| VI016025 | Marnar | 20 | View Details | ||
| VI016026 | Comar | 30 | View Details | ||
| VI016027 | Tofar | 24 | View Details | ||
| VI016028 | Ba | 19 | View Details | ||
| VI016029 | Guyfor | 18 | View Details | ||
| VI016030 | Tanna | 12 | View Details | ||
| VI016031 | Brogoo | 9 | View Details | ||
| VI016032 | Guy | 8 | View Details | ||
| VI016033 | Juar | 6 | View Details | ||
| VI016034 | 8 | View Details | |||
| VI016035 | 5 | View Details |