Amedie
In 1807, 103 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-3872 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Tortola.
Case Details
| UID | LA-E-3872 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Amedie |
| Year | 1807 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Tortola |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 108 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 103 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | |
| Sources | The National Archives, UK, CO318/82, "Return of the State and Condition of the African captives on board the American Brig Amedie," 13 Aug. 1823, f. M-P; Sean Kelley, "Precedents: The "Captured Negroes" of Tortola, 1807-22," in Richard Anderson, and Henry B. Lovejoy, Liberated Africans and the Abolition of the Slave Trade, 1807-1896 (Rochester: Rochester University Press, 2020), 25-44; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: 7661. |
| 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-3872 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Amedie |
Departure from Africa
| Date | 1807-11-01 |
|---|---|
| Region | Eastern Bight |
| Place | Unspecified |
| Enslaved Total | 108 |
Capture
| Date | 1807-12-20 |
|---|---|
| Location | Southwest of St. Thomas (60 miles) |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Swinger |
| Captain | James Bennett |
| Supporting Ships |
Trial
| Sentence Date | 1807-12-27 |
|---|---|
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Tortola |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Date | |
| Region | Caribbean |
| Place | Tortola |
| Liberated Africans | 103 |
| Registered | 0 |
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