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In 1813, 1 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-3814 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown.

Case Details
UID LA-E-3814
Case Name Fênix
Year 1813
Government Department Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain
Court Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown
Trial Outcome Condemned
Enslaved Total 1
Liberated Africans Total 1
Registered Total 1
Notes
Sources The National Archives, UK, HCA 49/91/1, "Vessels Cargoes and Slaves Proceeded Against in the Court of Vice Admiralty at Sierra Leone," Jun. 1808 - Mar. 1817, f. 1-37; 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: 7559.
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-3814
Case Name Fênix
Departure from Africa
Date
Region Rivers of West Africa
Place Cape Mount
Enslaved Total 1
Capture
Date 1813-05-27
Location
Navy Britain
Ship Kitty
Captain John Roach
Supporting Ships
Trial
Sentence Date 1813-07-02
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 1
Registered 1
People Details
UI Name Age Sex Height (ft)
VI006261 Za 10 Boy 4'10 3/4 View Details
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