Courts & Cases

Dos Amigos

In 1816, 247 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-3841 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown.

Case Details

UID	LA-E-3841
Case Name	Dos Amigos
Year	1816
Government Department	Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain
Court	Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown
Trial Outcome	Condemned
Enslaved Total	282
Liberated Africans Total	247
Registered Total	149
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: 7597.
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-3841
Case Name	Dos Amigos

Departure from Africa

Date	1816-06-27
Region	Western Bight
Place	Ouidah
Enslaved Total	282

Capture

Date	1816-06-07
Location
Navy	Britain
Ship	Inconstant
Captain	James Lucas Yeo
Supporting Ships

Trial

Sentence Date	1816-08-06
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	247
Registered	149

People Details

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VI013643	Gannowal Foman	18	M	5'5	View Details
VI013644	Bogerree	18	M	5'6 1/2	View Details
VI013645	Maddy	28	M	5'5	View Details
VI013646	Malimbarka	25	M	5'5	View Details
VI013647	Kearry	20	M	5'6 1/2	View Details
VI013648	Bucarry	33	M	5'5 1/2	View Details
VI013649	Jatto	19	M	5'3 1/2	View Details
VI013650	Alarsarchu	18	M	5'4 1/2	View Details
VI013651	Jibree	17	M	5'4	View Details
VI013652	Ahona	17	M	5'6	View Details
VI013653	Mahamma	23	M	5'6	View Details
VI013654	Elagee	32	M	5'5 1/2	View Details
VI013655	Warroo	26	M	4'4	View Details
VI013656	Doncamia	22	M	4'11 1/2	View Details
VI013657	Andee	17	M	5'3	View Details
VI013658	Cannoe	27	M	5'4	View Details
VI013659	Adamma	28	M	5'5	View Details
VI013660	Mohamma	30	Man	5'7	View Details
VI013661	Magollo	33	M	5'6 1/2	View Details
VI013662	Sumar	20	M	5'6	View Details
VI013663	Samu	21	M	5'4 1/2	View Details
VI013664	Oroboo	25	M	5'0	View Details
VI013665	Maddu	22	M	5'5	View Details
VI013666	Swagu	24	M	5'4	View Details
VI013667	Mammow	29	M	5'3	View Details
VI013668	Maddu	20	M	5'5	View Details
VI013669	Momonu	28	M	5'7	View Details
VI013670	Athar	25	M	5'6	View Details
VI013671	Olobo	27	M	5'6	View Details
VI013672	Dada	35	M	5'5	View Details
VI013673	Oconnu	20	M	5'3 1/2	View Details
VI013674	Agiddo	25	M	5'7	View Details
VI013675	Adicine	28	M	5'3 1/2	View Details
VI013676	Adeira	31	Man	5'5	View Details
VI013677	Aguebee	18	M	5'3 1/2	View Details
VI013678	Olu	18	M	5'1	View Details
VI013679	Orana	30	M	5'5	View Details
VI013680	Keyabo	23	M	5'8	View Details
VI013681	Amador	19	M	5'4 1/2	View Details
VI013682	Ropar	36	M	5'6	View Details
VI013683	Batchecu	27	M	5'7	View Details
VI013684	Abatchee	28	M	5'8	View Details
VI013685	Arundefa	17	M	5'1	View Details
VI013686	Ocallalu	23	M	5'5	View Details
VI013687	Agbue	16	M	5'2	View Details
VI013688	Agaie	24	M	5'5 1/2	View Details
VI013689	Aula	23	M	5'3	View Details
VI013690	Obopee	22	M	5'4	View Details
VI013691	Dada	29	M	5'6	View Details
VI013692	Maca	25	Man	5'4	View Details
VI013693	Obar	27	M	5'2	View Details
VI013694	Tucococa	24	M	5'1	View Details
VI013695	Jue	15	M	5'1	View Details
VI013696	Aladin	16	M	4'11 1/2	View Details
VI013697	Aieno	18	M	5' 1/2	View Details
VI013698	Aragbu	20	M	5'2	View Details
VI013699	Gracor	19	M	5' 1/2	View Details
VI013700	Aieno	14	M	5' 1/2	View Details
VI013701	Fogbone	18	M	5'2	View Details
VI013702	Obar	25	M	5'11 1/2	View Details
VI013703	Agello	30	M	5'1 1/2	View Details
VI013704	Malai	27	M	5'3 1/2	View Details
VI013705	Oredah	26	M	4'11	View Details
VI013706	Parra	18	M	5'1 3/4	View Details
VI013707	Achakoo	21	Man	4'3 3/4	View Details
VI013708	Sagalu	27	M	5'3 1/2	View Details
VI013709	Cadojo	17	M	5'3	View Details
VI013710	Mamma	18	M	5'2 3/4	View Details
VI013711	Feetee	20	M	5'1 1/2	View Details
VI013712	Baba	30	M	5'3	View Details
VI013713	Ballee	27	M	5'4	View Details
VI013714	Ajimue	34	M	5'6 1/2	View Details
VI013715	Tuega	27	M	5'2 1/4	View Details
VI013716	Ogundadie	25	M	5'6 1/2	View Details
VI013717	Aboutia	25	M	5'4	View Details
VI013718	Maladda	24	M	5'2 1/2	View Details
VI013719	Agee	22	M	5'6 1/2	View Details
VI013720	Banvellu	22	M	5'5	View Details
VI013721	Agushu	34	M	5'4 1/2	View Details
VI013722	Condee	32	M	5'0	View Details
VI013723	Ago	25	M	5'2 1/2	View Details
VI013724	Cudjoe	21	Man	5'0 1/2	View Details
VI013725	Achu	22	M	5'3	View Details
VI013726	Quassy	20	M	4'10	View Details
VI013727	Godee	26	M	5'4	View Details
VI013728	Fadee	36	M	5'3 1/4	View Details
VI013729	Mattee	27	M	5'5 1/2	View Details
VI013730	Ingba	29	M	5'2	View Details
VI013731	Obrala	25	M	5'4 1/2	View Details
VI013732	Ketan	27	M	5'6 1/2	View Details
VI013733	Cogamchee	20	M	5'4	View Details
VI013734	Safra	25	Woman	5'1 1/2	View Details
VI013735	Amsa	23	W	5'2	View Details
VI013736	Wansa	20	W	4'11	View Details
VI013737	Manca	24	W	5'1 1/2	View Details
VI013738	Addo	22	W	5'0	View Details
VI013739	Canaca	19	Woman	4'10	View Details
VI013740	Toccua	15	W	4'10	View Details
VI013741	Malayoe	25	W	5'6	View Details
VI013742	Jaivoe	26	W	5'3	View Details
VI013743	Ejacai	20	W	5'5	View Details
VI013744	Calue	25	W	5'2	View Details
VI013745	Tannee	27	W	5'2 1/2	View Details
VI013746	Jawoe	25	W	5'0	View Details
VI013747	Ehenea	22	W	5'0	View Details
VI013748	Anagu	21	W	5'2	View Details
VI013749	Anagu	18	W	4'8	View Details
VI013750	Hanena	20	W	5'1 1/2	View Details
VI013751	Odarno	26	W	5'3 3/4	View Details
VI013752	Twoonraloe	21	W	5'2 1/2	View Details
VI013753	Ambassu	23	W	5'4 1/2	View Details
VI013754	Cossee	28	W	5'0 1/2	View Details
VI013755	Haeno	24	W	4'11 1/2	View Details
VI013756	Cassassa	26	W	5'2	View Details
VI013757	Cussawa	18	W	4'11	View Details
VI013758	Ogossee	27	W	4'10	View Details
VI013759	Cotemee	19	W	4'8	View Details
VI013760	Moseda	21	W	5'4	View Details
VI013761	Haena	22	W	4'7 1/2	View Details
VI013762	Ahena	20	W	5'1 1/2	View Details
VI013763	Ahena	30	W	5'1	View Details
VI013764	Ollec	17	W	4'9 1/2	View Details
VI013765	Emfoom	20	W	4'10	View Details
VI013766	Twomarloo	19	W	4'7 1/2	View Details
VI013767	Awoodoo	12	Boy	4'5 1/2	View Details
VI013768	Onu	13	B	4'6 1/2	View Details
VI013769	Ajadoo	13	B	4'10	View Details
VI013770	Aquawa	12	B	4'8 1/2	View Details
VI013771	Acuta	11	B	4'5 1/2	View Details
VI013772	Maddee	13	B	4'10 3/4	View Details
VI013773	Gobelee	12	B	4'5	View Details
VI013774	Dagogee	13	B	4'7 1/2	View Details
VI013775	Gogobelee	10	B	4'4 1/2	View Details
VI013776	Jew	12	B	4'6	View Details
VI013777	Assuman	13	B	4'6 1/2	View Details
VI013778	Maman	12	B	4'7 1/2	View Details
VI013779	Bacuba	11	B	4'7	View Details
VI013780	Abagu	13	Boy	4'6	View Details
VI013781	Adubu	13	B	4'6	View Details
VI013782	Marrow	11	B	4'11	View Details
VI013783	Annu	13	B	4'11 1/2	View Details
VI013784	Addoo	12	B	5'0	View Details
VI013785	Jebbu	12	B	4'4	View Details
VI013786	Ajai	13	B	4'7	View Details
VI013787	Cumba	13	B	4'7	View Details
VI013788	Fovay	12	B	4'5 1/4	View Details
VI013789	Watalafer	14	B	4'4 1/4	View Details
VI013790	Yabu	13	B	4'3	View Details
VI013791	Debo	12	B	4'4	View Details
VI013792	Mama	20			View Details
VI013793	Geeba	19			View Details
VI013794	Egee	21			View Details
VI013795	Gapa	30			View Details
VI013796	Cakala	20			View Details
VI013797	Maria	19			View Details
VI013798	Adissa	20			View Details
VI013799	Endoo	21			View Details
VI013800	Assumee	20			View Details
VI013801	Imbogo	30			View Details
VI013802	Ingala	19			View Details
VI013803	Chakelee	21			View Details
VI013804	Lammee	32			View Details
VI013805	Ginnee	33			View Details
VI013806	Daganna	39			View Details
VI013807	Adama	32			View Details
VI013808	Amoona	20			View Details
VI013809	Gulamee	16			View Details
VI013810	Addoo	20			View Details
VI013811	Mancala	20			View Details
VI013812	Endoo	17			View Details
VI013813	Ekroe	22			View Details
VI013814	Afafoo	20			View Details
VI013815	Assuttoo	18			View Details
VI013816	Onee	19			View Details
VI013817	Labra	18			View Details
VI013818	Laddee	17			View Details
VI013819	Assuttoo	19			View Details
VI013820	Lammee	18			View Details
VI013821	Abassee	19			View Details
VI013822	Yannoi	19			View Details
VI013823	Wholassu	15			View Details
VI013824	Labba	18			View Details
VI013825	Haka	16			View Details
VI013826	Cassapa	20			View Details
VI013827	Babaree	16			View Details
VI013828	Ajanee	20			View Details
VI013829	Fagee	25			View Details
VI013830	Oddosoo	21			View Details
VI013831	Maa	15			View Details
VI013832	Pennee	20			View Details
VI013833	Gagua	10			View Details
VI013834	Mama	10			View Details
VI013835	Joe	9			View Details
VI013836	Cudjoe	8			View Details
VI013837	Argee	7			View Details
VI013838	Armooda	10			View Details
VI013839	Nosarm	11			View Details
VI013840	Untutea	10			View Details
VI013841	Hyena	10			View Details
VI013842	Maccee	8			View Details
VI013843	Gagua	8			View Details
VI013844	Balu	9			View Details
VI013845	Fubalu	11			View Details
VI013846	Ayan	10			View Details
VI013847	Coya	12			View Details
VI013848	Digata	11			View Details
VI013849	Yoru	9			View Details
VI013850	Cundema	8			View Details
VI013851	Dalla	13			View Details
VI013852	Madda	12			View Details
VI013853	Agana	13			View Details
VI013854	Aleocu	12			View Details
VI013855	Bafa	12			View Details
VI013856	Buyua	13			View Details
VI013857	Ponoteer	12			View Details
VI013858	Addoom	12			View Details
VI013859	Dacanno	12			View Details
VI013860	Alebanca	12			View Details
VI013861	Onongoo	13			View Details
VI013862	Maddre	13			View Details
VI013863	Baleka	13			View Details
VI013864	Maoma	13			View Details
VI013865	Arona	12			View Details
VI013866	Agba	11			View Details
VI013867	Sumar	10			View Details
VI013868	Ingu	12			View Details
VI013869	Mamadu	12			View Details
VI013870	Kabu	10			View Details
VI013871	Bosee	10			View Details
VI013872	Sudu	8			View Details
VI013873	Cundee	7			View Details
VI013874	Conda	8			View Details
VI013875	Elemmee	13			View Details
VI013876	Nashumee	11			View Details
VI013877	Acula	10			View Details
VI013878	Mesaffa	9			View Details
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VI013880	Arsemee	11			View Details
VI013881	Caba	13			View Details
VI013882	Marqua	12			View Details
VI013883	Arbessee	10			View Details
VI013884	Addoo	10			View Details
VI013885	Nassana	12			View Details
VI013886	Chayoka	11			View Details
VI013887	Bambooree				View Details

List of Source(s)

Source Details

UID (Sources): LA-OB-138
Year: 1816
Case Name Associator: Dois Amigos
Title: Schoonar Dois Amigos
Creator: Unspecified
Creator Title: Unspecified
Description: Register of 149 people
Publisher: British Library Endangered Archive Programme (Projects Numbers: EAP284, EAP443, EAP782)
Contributor: Unspecified
Court: Court of Vice Admiralty, Sierra Leone
Date Original: 1816-08-06
Date Range: Unspecified
Language: English
Date Digital: 2010-2016
Resource Type: Text
Source: Sierra Leone Public Archives, SLR9544-9692
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: V7597
Researcher: Lovejoy, Henry B.; Anderson, Richard P.
Notes: Register1
African Region: West Africa
Africa Project: Sierra Leone Public Archive
File_Name: 1816-08-06 Dois Amigos V7597 Register1 SLR9544-9692.pdf
Format: PDF

Source Details

UID (Sources): LA-OB-115
Year: 1816
Case Name Associator: Dois Amigos
Title: Untitled
Creator: Unspecified
Creator Title: Unspecified
Description: Register of 149 people
Publisher: British Library Endangered Archive Programme (Projects Numbers: EAP284, EAP443, EAP782)
Contributor: Unspecified
Court: Court of Vice Admiralty, Sierra Leone
Date Original: 1816
Date Range: Unspecified
Language: English
Date Digital: 2010-2016
Resource Type: Text
Source: Sierra Leone Public Archives, SLR9544-9692
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: V7597
Researcher: Lovejoy, Henry B.
Notes: Register2
African Region: West Africa
Africa Project: Sierra Leone Public Archive
File_Name: 1816 Dois Amigos V7597 Register2 SLR9544-9692.pdf
Format: PDF