São João
In 1812, 11 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-3777 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown.
Case Details
| UID | LA-E-3777 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | São João |
| Year | 1812 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 11 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 11 |
| Registered Total | 11 |
| Notes | Went to appeal at High Court of Admiralty. |
| Sources | The National Archives, UK, CO 967/91, "List of Vessels adjudicated at the Court of Vice Admiralty of Sierra Leone having the number of slaves captured and emancipated," 3 Sep. 1809 - 31 Dec. 1825, large document (15 ft. long); The National Archives, UK, HCA 42/558/16, "St. Joan," 12 January 1812, no folio; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: 7505. |
| 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-3777 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | São João |
Departure from Africa
| Date | 1811-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Region | Voltaic |
| Place | Cape Coast |
| Enslaved Total | 11 |
Capture
| Date | 1811-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Location | At anchor Cape Coast |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Amelia |
| Captain | Frederick Paul Irby |
| Supporting Ships |
Trial
| Sentence Date | 1812-03-25 |
|---|---|
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Date | |
| Region | Rivers of West Africa |
| Place | Freetown |
| Liberated Africans | 11 |
| Registered | 11 |
People Details
| UI | Name | Age | Sex | Height (ft) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VI004103 | Sylaus | 23 | M | 5'5 | View Details |
| VI004104 | Jsade | 27 | M | 5'6 | View Details |
| VI004105 | Antonio | 28 | M | 5'5 1/4 | View Details |
| VI004106 | Joaquim | 24 | M | 5'7 | View Details |
| VI004107 | Benedicte | 24 | M | 5'7 1/4 | View Details |
| VI004108 | Joaquim | 26 | M | 5'6 1/4 | View Details |
| VI004109 | Domingo | 39 | M | 5'1 1/4 | View Details |
| VI004110 | Joze | 25 | M | 5'8 | View Details |
| VI004111 | Sebastian | 29 | M | 5'7 | View Details |
| VI004112 | Rinaldo | 21 | M | 5'5 1/4 | View Details |
| VI004113 | Manuel | 26 | M | 5'7 | View Details |
| VI005291 | Isaac | 27 | View Details | ||
| VI005292 | View Details |