Temerário
In 1816, 17 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-3838 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown.
Case Details
| UID | LA-E-3838 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Temerário |
| Year | 1816 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 19 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 17 |
| Registered Total | 17 |
| 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: 7593. |
| 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-3838 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Temerário |
Departure from Africa
| Date | 1816-03-05 |
|---|---|
| Region | Western Bight |
| Place | Ouidah |
| Enslaved Total | 19 |
Capture
| Date | 1816-03-05 |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Bann |
| Captain | William Fisher |
| Supporting Ships |
Trial
| Sentence Date | 1816-05-22 |
|---|---|
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Date | 1816-05-08 |
| Region | Rivers of West Africa |
| Place | Freetown |
| Liberated Africans | 17 |
| Registered | 17 |
People Details
| UI | Name | Age | Sex | Height (ft) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VI013509 | Force | 26 | Man | 5'6 | View Details |
| VI013510 | George | 26 | M | 5'4 | View Details |
| VI013511 | Domingo | 15 | M | 4'11 1/2 | View Details |
| VI013512 | Quaco | 14 | M | 4'10 1/2 | View Details |
| VI013513 | Joze | 25 | M | 5'8 | View Details |
| VI013514 | Jerome | 29 | M | 5'6 1/4 | View Details |
| VI013515 | Philip | 32 | M | 5'7 3/4 | View Details |
| VI013516 | Francisco | 24 | M | 5'5 1/2 | View Details |
| VI013517 | Florenco Joze | 27 | M | 5'6 1/2 | View Details |
| VI013518 | Manuel | 29 | M | 5'6 | View Details |
| VI013519 | Joseant | 30 | M | 4'10 | View Details |
| VI013520 | Calammto | 20 | M | 5'1 | View Details |
| VI013521 | John | 33 | M | 5'5 | View Details |
| VI013522 | Lebola | 35 | M | 5'6 | View Details |
| VI013523 | Antonta | 12 | Boy | 4'6 | View Details |
| VI013524 | Aquarvie | 24 | Woman | 5'4 | View Details |
| VI013525 | Tovie | 14 | W | 4'10 1/2 | View Details |