Eliza
In 1819, 1 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-3307 occurred via the British and Netherlands Court of Mixed Commission, Freetown.
Case Details
UID | LA-E-3307 |
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Case Name | Eliza |
Year | 1819 |
Government Department | Courts of Mixed Commission |
Court | British and Netherlands Court of Mixed Commission, Freetown |
Trial Outcome | Condemned |
Enslaved Total | 1 |
Liberated Africans Total | 1 |
Registered Total | 1 |
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: 2729. |
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-3307 |
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Case Name | Eliza |
Departure from Africa
Date | 1819-10-09 |
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Region | Forests of West Africa |
Place | Unspecified |
Enslaved Total | 1 |
Capture
Date | 1819-10-09 |
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Location | 3°35'0" N., 9°0'0" W. |
Navy | Britain |
Ship | Thistle |
Captain | Robert Hagan |
Supporting Ships |
Trial
Sentence Date | 1819-11-25 |
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Government Department | Courts of Mixed Commission |
Court | British and Netherlands Court of Mixed Commission, Freetown |
Trial Outcome | Condemned |
Date | 1819-11-25 |
Region | Rivers of West Africa |
Place | Freetown |
Liberated Africans | 1 |
Registered | 1 |
People Details
UI | Name | Age | Sex | Height (ft) | |
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VI016036 | Buy | 26 | View Details |