Courts & Cases

Lindeza

In 1812, 145 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-3778 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown.

Case Details
UID LA-E-3778
Case Name Lindeza
Year 1812
Government Department Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain
Court Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown
Trial Outcome Condemned
Enslaved Total 166
Liberated Africans Total 145
Registered Total 142
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 42/398/305, "Dezengano, Flor de Porto, Destino, Lindeza, Felix Americano" 22 April 1813, f. 1-3; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: 7506.
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-3778
Case Name Lindeza
Departure from Africa
Date 1812-01-04
Region Western Bight
Place Porto Novo
Enslaved Total 166
Capture
Date 1812-01-09
Location At anchor at Porto Novo
Navy Britain
Ship Amelia
Captain Frederick Paul Jolly
Supporting Ships
Trial
Sentence Date 1812-03-31
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 145
Registered 142
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