Courts & Cases

San José Triumfo

In 1813, 96 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-3827 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown.

Case Details
UID LA-E-3827
Case Name San José Triumfo
Year 1813
Government Department Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain
Court Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown
Trial Outcome Condemned
Enslaved Total 106
Liberated Africans Total 96
Registered Total 96
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: 7577.
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-3827
Case Name San José Triumfo
Departure from Africa
Date
Region Voltaic
Place Unspecified
Enslaved Total 106
Capture
Date 1813-06-04
Location Entrance of the Harbour of Sierra Leone
Navy Britain
Ship Thais
Captain Edward Leobell
Supporting Ships
Trial
Sentence Date 1813-06-13
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 96
Registered 96
People Details
UI Name Age Sex Height (ft)
VI005837 Quaco 48 Man 5'6 View Details
VI005838 Quaco 21 M 5'2 View Details
VI005839 Quamina 19 M 5'2 1/2 View Details
VI005840 Jeboo 24 M 5'5 View Details
VI005841 Quacoracoo 22 M 5'3 1/2 View Details
VI005842 Bishoo 23 M 5'8 View Details
VI005843 Abukee 26 M 5'7 View Details
VI005844 Baramanshoo 27 M 5'10 View Details
VI005845 Ancra 25 M 5'6 1/2 View Details
VI005846 Acotee 24 M 5'3 1/4 View Details
VI005847 Yamee 26 M 5'5 1/2 View Details
VI005848 Bageea 30 M 5'7 View Details
VI005849 Cudjoe 21 M 5'7 View Details
VI005850 Yaou 22 M 5'7 1/2 View Details
VI005851 Quamina 25 M 5'8 3/4 View Details
VI005852 Cuffy 30 M 5'7 View Details
VI005853 Cobanang 20 M 5'5 View Details
VI005854 Quamina 30 Man 5'5 View Details
VI005855 Quassia 24 M 5'3 View Details
VI005856 Quaco 35 M 5'2 1/2 View Details
VI005857 Bang 24 M 5'2 3/4 View Details
VI005858 Cuffy 35 M 5'5 View Details
VI005859 Quaco 22 M 5'4 1/2 View Details
VI005860 Yaou 21 M 5'4 View Details
VI005861 Quaco 32 M 5'1 View Details
VI005862 Quassia 25 M 5'4 View Details
VI005863 Quaco 35 M 5'2 View Details
VI005864 Cobengue 24 M 5'6 View Details
VI005865 Quaco 18 M 5'1 1/4 View Details
VI005866 Yamo 29 M 5'7 View Details
VI005867 Quaco 26 M 5'2 1/2 View Details
VI005868 Cudjoe 23 M 5'3 View Details
VI005869 Quamina 22 M 5'3 1/2 View Details
VI005870 Quassia 32 M 5'5 View Details
VI005871 Quamina 29 M 5'6 1/2 View Details
VI005872 Fasoo 24 M 5'7 View Details
VI005873 Quassia 18 M 5'5 1/2 View Details
VI005874 Cuffy 21 M 5'5 1/2 View Details
VI005875 Cudjoe 25 M 5'5 View Details
VI005876 Cuffy 20 M 5'8 View Details
VI005877 Cudjoe 28 M 5'5 1/2 View Details
VI005878 Cudjoe 23 M 5'7 View Details
VI005879 Abrafria 22 M 5'4 1/2 View Details
VI005880 Cuffy 30 M 5'7 View Details
VI005881 Yumba 30 M 5'6 1/2 View Details
VI005882 Couffy 16 M 5'3 View Details
VI005883 Quassia 15 M 4'11 View Details
VI005884 Quaco 15 M 4'8 1/4 View Details
VI005885 Cudjoe 14 M 4'9 View Details
VI005886 Quaco 14 M 4'7 1/4 View Details
VI005887 Cudjoe 14 M 4'8 View Details
VI005888 Quaco 16 M 4'11 1/2 View Details
VI005889 Qua 14 M 4'11 View Details
VI005890 Cuffy 25 M 4'3 1/2 View Details
VI005891 Adam 28 M 5'3 1/2 View Details
VI005892 Joaquim 28 M 5'5 View Details
VI005893 Anselm 35 M 5'6 View Details
VI005894 Joze 22 M 5'5 1/4 View Details
VI005895 Luis 25 M 5'5 1/2 View Details
VI005896 Antonio 40 M 5'6 1/2 View Details
VI005897 Padro 25 M 5'5 View Details
VI005898 Quaco 40 M 5'6 View Details
VI005899 Cudjoe 13 B 4'6 1/4 View Details
VI005900 Banoo 11 B 4'7 View Details
VI005901 Boangee 12 B 4'7 View Details
VI005902 Jaith 12 B 4'8 View Details
VI005903 Mohammed 11 B 4'9 View Details
VI005904 Acra 10 BB 4'9 1/2 View Details
VI005905 Yaminozee 6 B 4'10 1/2 View Details
VI005906 Cudjoe 7 B 4'1 1/2 View Details
VI005907 Quaco 7 B 4'2 View Details
VI005908 Quaco 7 B 4'2 1/2 View Details
VI005909 Quassia 8 B 4'4 View Details
VI005910 Quassia 1 B [N/D] View Details
VI005911 Accussua 24 M 5'0 1/2 View Details
VI005912 Effuia 30 M 5'3 3/4 View Details
VI005913 Daycua 26 M 5'1 1/2 View Details
VI005914 Afua 18 M 5'1 3/4 View Details
VI005915 Affua 24 M 5'4 View Details
VI005916 Acussua 18 M 5'1 1/2 View Details
VI005917 Amba 23 M 4'11 1/2 View Details
VI005918 Effuia 30 M 5'4 1/2 View Details
VI005919 Danca 24 M 5'5 1/2 View Details
VI005920 Abianah 21 M 4'11 1/2 View Details
VI005921 Abba 29 M 5'9 View Details
VI005922 Odeafua 14 M 5'0 View Details
VI005923 Odama 18 M 4'10 View Details
VI005924 Effuia 25 M 4'11 3/4 View Details
VI005925 Amba 23 M 4'9 1/4 View Details
VI005926 Abba 13 G 4'11 View Details
VI005927 Deaqua 13 G 5'1 View Details
VI005928 Amba 11 G 4'8 1/2 View Details
VI005929 Acussa 11 G [N/D] View Details
VI005930 Acussa 9 G 4'5 1/2 View Details
VI005931 Ada 8 G 4'4 View Details
VI005932 Abarula 7 G 4'3 1/4 View Details
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