Rôdeur
In 1817, 32 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-3843 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown.
Case Details
| UID | LA-E-3843 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Rôdeur |
| Year | 1817 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 32 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 32 |
| Registered Total | 32 |
| Notes | La date de condamnation à Sierra Leone signale un départ en 1816. Certains des esclaves libérés ont "un nom portugais". Le jugement porte qu'il y a rupture du traité entre Grande-Bretagne et Portugal signé le 22 janvier 1815, et le traité de paix du 30 mai 1814 entre la France et l'Angleterre. Le navire est vendu aux enchères. Il n'y a pas de protestations françaises. |
| 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); Serge Daget, Répertoire des Expéditions Négrières Françaises à la Traite Illégale (1814-1850) (Nantes: Centre de Recherche sur l'Histoire du Monde Atlantique et Comité Nantais d'Études en Sciences Humaines, 1988), 24; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: V7606. |
| 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-3843 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Rôdeur |
Departure from Africa
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Region | West Africa (unspecified) |
| Place | A Coruña |
| Enslaved Total | 32 |
Capture
| Date | 1816-11-08 |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Prince Regent |
| Captain | Robert Hagan |
| Supporting Ships |
Trial
| Sentence Date | 1817-01-25 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 32 |
| Registered | 32 |
People Details
| UI | Name | Age | Sex | Height (ft) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VI014307 | Zeoga | 24 | View Details | ||
| VI014308 | Lagu | 30 | View Details | ||
| VI014309 | Manuel | 19 | View Details | ||
| VI014310 | Tong | 23 | View Details | ||
| VI014311 | Antonio | 18 | View Details | ||
| VI014312 | Marcu | 38 | View Details | ||
| VI014313 | Juan | 19 | View Details | ||
| VI014314 | Juan | 20 | View Details | ||
| VI014315 | Norombonavale | 17 | View Details | ||
| VI014316 | Macoima | 25 | View Details | ||
| VI014317 | Andonis | 18 | View Details | ||
| VI014318 | Mardea | 30 | View Details | ||
| VI014319 | Marca | 23 | View Details | ||
| VI014320 | Masijee | 32 | View Details | ||
| VI014321 | Margita | 34 | View Details | ||
| VI014322 | Issoonga | 17 | View Details | ||
| VI014323 | Boomba | 18 | View Details | ||
| VI014324 | Sake | 6 | View Details | ||
| VI014325 | Uncung | 8 | View Details | ||
| VI014326 | Ninga | 9 | View Details | ||
| VI014327 | Gunguh | 6 | View Details | ||
| VI014328 | Utehlah | 3 | View Details | ||
| VI014329 | Etahco | 11 | View Details | ||
| VI014330 | Juan | 14 | View Details | ||
| VI014331 | Daimea | 10 | View Details | ||
| VI014332 | Atongah | 7 | View Details | ||
| VI014333 | Manee | 7 | View Details | ||
| VI014334 | Moa | 9 | View Details | ||
| VI014335 | Maboah | 8 | View Details | ||
| VI014336 | Mitcha | 7 | View Details | ||
| VI014337 | Nanjgeh | 10 | View Details | ||
| VI014338 | Tabata | 5 | View Details |