Courts & Cases

Bom Sucesso

In 1814, 251 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-3783 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown.

Case Details

UID	LA-E-3783
Case Name	Bom Sucesso
Year	1814
Government Department	Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain
Court	Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown
Trial Outcome	Condemned
Enslaved Total	277
Liberated Africans Total	251
Registered Total	251
Notes
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); SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: 7511.
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-3783
Case Name	Bom Sucesso

Departure from Africa

Date	1814-06-14
Region	Western Bight
Place	Lagos
Enslaved Total	277

Capture

Date	1814-07-02
Location	Lagos
Navy	Britain
Ship	Creole
Captain	Mackenzie
Supporting Ships

Trial

Sentence Date	1814-08-30
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	251
Registered	251

People Details

UI	Name	Age	Sex	Height (ft)
VI007641	Shovie	26	Man	5'7 1/2	View Details
VI007642	Agono	24	M	5'3 1/2	View Details
VI007643	Tanmogo	26	M	5'8	View Details
VI007644	Agedoo	22	M	5'4	View Details
VI007645	Acannee	20	M	5'4	View Details
VI007646	Malesong	20	M	5'2	View Details
VI007647	Maladaga	20	M	5'1	View Details
VI007648	Taguda	19	M	5'1 1/2	View Details
VI007649	Abesha	23	M	5'3 1/2	View Details
VI007650	Ogojaber	28	Man	5'7 1/2	View Details
VI007651	Sotala	19	M	5'3	View Details
VI007652	Adepa	30	M	5'5 1/2	View Details
VI007653	Oluba	21	M	5'2 1/2	View Details
VI007654	Gaojussee	28	M	5'7	View Details
VI007655	Iyasea	25	M	5'5	View Details
VI007656	Lada	28	M	5'4 1/2	View Details
VI007657	Fasunk	30	M	5'7 1/2	View Details
VI007658	Adesosee	29	M	5'4	View Details
VI007659	Anecha	26	M	5'9	View Details
VI007660	Adeoba	25	M	5'4	View Details
VI007661	Ajaree	26	M	5'7 1/2	View Details
VI007662	Asobee	18	M	5'2 1/2	View Details
VI007663	Awa	23	M	5'3 1/2	View Details
VI007664	Otambua	24	M	5'6	View Details
VI007665	Aboco	24	M	5'8	View Details
VI007666	Anena	26	M	5'7	View Details
VI007667	Talala	27	M	5'5 1/2	View Details
VI007668	Ajae	25	M	5'5 1/2	View Details
VI007669	Acodee	27	M	5'5	View Details
VI007670	Benabena	27	M	5'8	View Details
VI007671	Adeson	25	M	5'5	View Details
VI007672	Baba	20	M	5'3	View Details
VI007673	Amadu	20	M	5'2	View Details
VI007674	Adofa	19	M	5'5	View Details
VI007675	Ali	20	M	5'2 1/2	View Details
VI007676	Abeshua	27	M	5'5 1/2	View Details
VI007677	Onee	18	M	4'11	View Details
VI007678	Aga	20	M	5'3 1/2	View Details
VI007679	Adaya	18	M	5'1	View Details
VI007680	Sobo	19	M	5'0	View Details
VI007681	Shakar	25	M	6'8	View Details
VI007682	Abitoe	26	M	5'7	View Details
VI007683	Aboca	25	M	5'7	View Details
VI007684	Agedo	27	M	5'7	View Details
VI007685	Ajalee	26	M	5'6 1/2	View Details
VI007686	Tananga	28	M	5'7	View Details
VI007687	Cusha	27	M	5'7	View Details
VI007688	Omuno	28	M	5'9	View Details
VI007689	Oneaya	26	M	5'2	View Details
VI007690	Awodoo	22	M	5'3	View Details
VI007691	Olom	19	M	5'2	View Details
VI007692	Olupoday	19	M	5'1	View Details
VI007693	Senda	14	M	4'10 1/2	View Details
VI007694	Imponlu	16	M	5'1	View Details
VI007695	Fasecku	14	M	4'11 1/2	View Details
VI007696	Ibushe	24	M	5'3	View Details
VI007697	Atola	24	M	5'6	View Details
VI007698	Amadoo	24	M	5'5 1/2	View Details
VI007699	Oja	23	M	5'3 1/2	View Details
VI007700	Geabee	20	M	5'7 1/2	View Details
VI007701	Incass	20	M	5'3	View Details
VI007702	Adabu	24	M	5'4	View Details
VI007703	Asaree	24	M	5'5 1/2	View Details
VI007704	Dadee	20	M	5'2 1/4	View Details
VI007705	Acuba	24	M	5'3	View Details
VI007706	Aduga	24	M	5'5 1/4	View Details
VI007707	Namenacha	25	M	5'5 1/2	View Details
VI007708	Cuffy	16	M	5'2	View Details
VI007709	Asharee	18	M	5'0	View Details
VI007710	Sam	20	M	5'5	View Details
VI007711	Cudjoe	15	M	5'2 1/2	View Details
VI007712	Ocara	23	M	5'3 1/2	View Details
VI007713	Asaree	18	M	5'0	View Details
VI007714	Yamna	23	M	5'1 1/2	View Details
VI007715	Desumo	25	M	5'5	View Details
VI007716	Opera	29	M	5'7 1/2	View Details
VI007717	Fanee	21	M	5'4 1/2	View Details
VI007718	Abura	25	M	5'7	View Details
VI007719	Ando	24	M	5'8	View Details
VI007720	Afu	23	M	5'5	View Details
VI007721	Afonee	24	M	5'7	View Details
VI007722	Agerahuma	19	M	5'1	View Details
VI007723	Landoo	24	M	5'6	View Details
VI007724	Togua	26	M	5'2 3/4	View Details
VI007725	Maama	21	M	5'2	View Details
VI007726	Semaroo	19	M	5'1	View Details
VI007727	Magana	20	M	5'4	View Details
VI007728	Lamboo	20	M	5'4	View Details
VI007729	Mahamodoo	27	M	5'7 1/2	View Details
VI007730	Abawa	29	M	5'6	View Details
VI007731	Abo	24	M	5'5 1/2	View Details
VI007732	Yamusa	24	M	5'5	View Details
VI007733	Minasarra	38	M	5'5	View Details
VI007734	Allagascar	27	M	5'6 1/2	View Details
VI007735	Mohamodu	21	M	5'4	View Details
VI007736	Sulamanee	24	M	5'4 1/2	View Details
VI007737	Magasee	23	M	5'2 1/2	View Details
VI007738	Minasarra	27	M	5'6	View Details
VI007739	Asou	19	M	5'0	View Details
VI007740	Mama	18	M	5'1 1/2	View Details
VI007741	Anasarra	22	M	5'3 1/2	View Details
VI007742	Magasee	23	M	5'2	View Details
VI007743	Mousa	23	M	5'8	View Details
VI007744	Andee	26	M	5'3	View Details
VI007745	Mamadee	19	M	5'1 1/2	View Details
VI007746	Ali	25	M	5'6	View Details
VI007747	Howsaja	25	M	5'9	View Details
VI007748	Maddee	17	M	5'1 1/2	View Details
VI007749	Mousa	27	M	5'8	View Details
VI007750	Mina	28	M	5'11	View Details
VI007751	Ajee	19	M	5'0	View Details
VI007752	Mamadee	19	M	5'4	View Details
VI007753	Maddee	23	M	5'4 1/2	View Details
VI007754	Madegoo	23	M	5'4 1/2	View Details
VI007755	Mamadee	23	M	5'4 1/2	View Details
VI007756	Pabu	26	M	5'8	View Details
VI007757	Gomna	26	M	5'8 3/4	View Details
VI007758	Andee	24	M	5'6 1/2	View Details
VI007759	Cooba	24	M	5'7	View Details
VI007760	Manasarra	26	M	5'9 3/4	View Details
VI007761	Ado	22	M	5'2 1/2	View Details
VI007762	Sobo	23	M	5'2 1/2	View Details
VI007763	Quamina	29	M	5'6	View Details
VI007764	Acuma	25	M	5'0 1/2	View Details
VI007765	Ochera	16	M	5'0	View Details
VI007766	Quossee	30	M	5'2 1/2	View Details
VI007767	Quamina	35	M	5'2	View Details
VI007768	Quabina	17	M	5'0 1/2	View Details
VI007769	Quaco	35	M	5'8	View Details
VI007770	Quao	30	M	4'10 1/2	View Details
VI007771	Ocrsai	36	M	5'7 1/2	View Details
VI007772	Amasudu	19	M	5'1 1/2	View Details
VI007773	Ahmiaga	18	M	5'2 1/2	View Details
VI007774	Aquaca	20	M	5'3 1/2	View Details
VI007775	Mousa	18	M	5'2	View Details
VI007776	Maddee	21	M	5'5	View Details
VI007777	Habadu	20	M	5'4 1/2	View Details
VI007778	Suma	25	M	5'0	View Details
VI007779	Adoo	23	M	5'5	View Details
VI007780	Sala	19	M	5'3 1/2	View Details
VI007781	Abela	21	M	5'6	View Details
VI007782	Basharee	24	M	5'4 1/2	View Details
VI007783	Oluquasee	15	M	4'11	View Details
VI007784	Coomee	18	M	5'0	View Details
VI007785	Olucabee	20	M	5'3 1/2	View Details
VI007786	Mama	20	M	5'2 1/2	View Details
VI007787	Necanee	15	M	4'9	View Details
VI007788	Moara	37	M	5'4	View Details
VI007789	Womna	28	M	5'5	View Details
VI007790	Dobom	30	M	5'1	View Details
VI007791	Mandong	18	M	5'0 1/2	View Details
VI007792	Jucoo	23	M	5'1 1/2	View Details
VI007793	Abooco	28	M	5'6	View Details
VI007794	Incataba	19	M	5'0	View Details
VI007795	Ayarara	30	M	5'7	View Details
VI007796	Doe	26	M	5'0	View Details
VI007797	Agedo	27	M	5'5 1/2	View Details
VI007798	Cumobatee	21	M	5'1 1/2	View Details
VI007799	Sonee	21	M	5'2	View Details
VI007800	Delachoo	18	M	5'0	View Details
VI007801	Osumo	17	M	5'0	View Details
VI007802	Odoo	18	M	4'11	View Details
VI007803	Yebram	17	M	4'10	View Details
VI007804	Labocoo	30	M	5'7	View Details
VI007805	Backa	21	M	5'1	View Details
VI007806	Mohammudu	26	M	5'7 1/4	View Details
VI007807	Bacoo	30	M	5'2	View Details
VI007808	Bapa	26	M	5'0	View Details
VI007809	Mama	24	M	5'1	View Details
VI007810	Dosumu	20	M	5'1 1/2	View Details
VI007811	Abooco	21	M	5'3 1/2	View Details
VI007812	Cootie	26	M	5'4	View Details
VI007813	Doe	27	M	5'3 1/2	View Details
VI007814	Adegodoo	25	M	5'0 1/2	View Details
VI007815	Achenoo	28	M	5'7	View Details
VI007816	Baraka	19	M	4'11	View Details
VI007817	Owoodo	20	M	5'3 1/2	View Details
VI007818	Yanesa	35	M	5'9 1/2	View Details
VI007819	Dougoo	28	M	5'6	View Details
VI007820	Mama	13	B	4'7	View Details
VI007821	Maddee	13	B	5'0	View Details
VI007822	Maddee	13	B	5'0	View Details
VI007823	Mousa	10	B	4'3 1/2	View Details
VI007824	Tacbua	11	B	4'6 1/2	View Details
VI007825	Alasarale	11	B	4'7 1/2	View Details
VI007826	Andee	12	B	4'6 1/2	View Details
VI007827	Caboe	13	B	4'7 1/2	View Details
VI007828	Alagee	11	B	4'6 1/2	View Details
VI007829	Tacqua	13	B	4'7	View Details
VI007830	Dangana	13	B	4'9	View Details
VI007831	Gogaa	12	B	4'6 1/2	View Details
VI007832	Tacqua	10	B	4'5	View Details
VI007833	Mama	12	B	4'6	View Details
VI007834	Quassia	8	B	3'11	View Details
VI007835	Mahama	12	B	4'6 1/2	View Details
VI007836	Imbarchee	13	B	4'8	View Details
VI007837	Chombo	12	B	4'6	View Details
VI007838	Arabo	13	B	4'9	View Details
VI007839	Anga	9	B	4'3	View Details
VI007840	Apa	13	B	4'8	View Details
VI007841	Adama	13	B	4'10	View Details
VI007842	Machadu	13	B	4'9 1/2	View Details
VI007843	Agama	13	B	4'9	View Details
VI007844	Acoco	13	B	4'9 1/2	View Details
VI007845	Aboo	9	B	4'4 1/2	View Details
VI007846	Agolola	13	B	4'11 1/2	View Details
VI007847	Okin	12	B	4'8 1/2	View Details
VI007848	Bucka	10	B	4'4 1/2	View Details
VI007849	Alasa	13	B	4'10 1/2	View Details
VI007850	Quaco	14	B	4'6 1/2	View Details
VI007851	Quassia	12	B	4'5	View Details
VI007852	Aba	10	B	4'4 1/2	View Details
VI007853	Ayena	12	B	4'5 1/2	View Details
VI007854	Iesa	13	B	4'8	View Details
VI007855	Landoo	12	B	4'8	View Details
VI007856	Ogoo	12	B	4'6	View Details
VI007857	Oloo	12	B	4'6 1/2	View Details
VI007858	Aba	13	B	4'11 1/2	View Details
VI007859	Agama	11	B	4'1	View Details
VI007860	Aboo	13	B	4'7	View Details
VI007861	Ajea	12	B	4'5 1/2	View Details
VI007862	Bucka	10	B	3'11	View Details
VI007863	Iesa	12	B	4'0 1/2	View Details
VI007864	Papa	13	B	4'6	View Details
VI007865	Dosuma	12	B	4'5 1/2	View Details
VI007866	Doebo	13	B	4'8	View Details
VI007867	Ajom	30	Woman	5'1 1/2	View Details
VI007868	Abashee	18	W	4'9	View Details
VI007869	Afuda	17	W	5'0 1/2	View Details
VI007870	Ufa	21	W	4'11	View Details
VI007871	Ado	14	W	4'7	View Details
VI007872	Ajae	22	W	5'2	View Details
VI007873	Fatima	24	W	5'3	View Details
VI007874	Batoneba	26	W	5'2	View Details
VI007875	Adama	30	W	5'3	View Details
VI007876	Adesa	28	W	5'2 1/2	View Details
VI007877	Adowoo	22	W	4'10	View Details
VI007878	Abo	28	W	5'3	View Details
VI007879	Abalaba	16	W	5'0	View Details
VI007880	Aba	18	W	4'7	View Details
VI007881	Anba	27	W	5'1	View Details
VI007882	Amba	24	W	4'11 1/2	View Details
VI007883	Aba	20	W	4'6 1/2	View Details
VI007884	Abrawa	28	W	5'1 1/2	View Details
VI007885	Afua	26	W	4'10	View Details
VI007886	Tacqua	14	W	4'10 1/2	View Details
VI007887	Ufo	20	W	4'11	View Details
VI007888	Awoolabee	13	G	4'8 1/2	View Details
VI007889	Mena	8	G	4'1	View Details
VI007890	Egay	12	G	4'4	View Details
VI007891	Mahe	10	G	4'2 3/4	View Details

List of Source(s)

Source Details

UID (Sources): LA-OB-82
Year: 1814
Case Name Associator: Bom Sucesso
Title: Brig Bom Successo
Creator: Unspecified
Creator Title: Unspecified
Description: Register of 251 people
Publisher: British Library Endangered Archive Programme (Projects Numbers: EAP284, EAP443, EAP782)
Contributor: Unspecified
Court: Court of Vice Admiralty, Sierra Leone
Date Original: 1814-08-30
Date Range: Unspecified
Language: English
Date Digital: 2010-2016
Resource Type: Text
Source: Sierra Leone Public Archives, SLR5988-6238
Rights Management: See Rights Management and Use Permissions section at liberatedafricans.org
Contributing Institution: University of Colorado Boulder; York University; University of Worcester; MATRIX: Center for Digital Humanities and Social Sciences at Michigan State University; The British Library
Object Type: Register
Event Associator: V7511
Researcher: Lovejoy, Henry B.
Notes: Register1
African Region: West Africa
Africa Project: Sierra Leone Public Archive
File_Name: 1814-08-30 Bom Sucesso V7511 Register1 SLR5988-6238.pdf
Format: PDF

Source Details

UID (Sources): LA-OB-83
Year: 1814
Case Name Associator: Bom Sucesso
Title: Brig Bom Successo
Creator: Unspecified
Creator Title: Unspecified
Description: Register of 251 people
Publisher: British Library Endangered Archive Programme (Projects Numbers: EAP284, EAP443, EAP782)
Contributor: Unspecified
Court: Court of Vice Admiralty, Sierra Leone
Date Original: 1814-08-30
Date Range: Unspecified
Language: English
Date Digital: 2010-2016
Resource Type: Text
Source: Sierra Leone Public Archives, SLR5988-6238
Rights Management: See Rights Management and Use Permissions section at liberatedafricans.org
Contributing Institution: University of Colorado Boulder; York University; University of Worcester; MATRIX: Center for Digital Humanities and Social Sciences at Michigan State University; The British Library
Object Type: Register
Event Associator: V7511
Researcher: Lovejoy, Henry B.
Notes: Register2
African Region: West Africa
Africa Project: Sierra Leone Public Archive
File_Name: 1814-08-30 Bom Sucesso V7511 Register2 SLR5988-6238.pdf
Format: PDF