Opayong
Person Details
| UID | VI007134 |
|---|---|
| LA-E-ID (Liberated Africans connector) | LA-E-3782 |
| Case Name | Gertrudis (a) la Preciosa |
| Register Date | |
| Year | 1814 |
| Recaptive Number | 5481 |
| Person Name | Opayong |
| Alternative or Transcribed Name | Apayong |
| Modern Name Interpretation | Ekpeyong |
| Transcribed Age | 24 |
| Age Category | Adult (14 to 40 years) |
| Transcribed Sex | M |
| Sex | Male |
| Transcribed Height (ft.) | 5'2 1/4 |
| Height (in) | 62.25 |
| Height (cm) | 158.12 |
| Physical Characteristics | Tattoo, Tattoo |
| Transcribed Description | Much tattooed on breast & belly: Round scar on belly. Tattooed from ears to eyebrow. 2 cuts under dᵒ |
| Digits | |
| Disposal | |
| Language Association | Efik |
| Documented African Nation | |
| Possible Dialect |
Travel & Court Related Information
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
|---|---|
| Court Condemned | Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown |
| Embarkation Region | Eastern Bight |
| Embarkation Port | Unknown |
| Disembarkation Region | Rivers of West Africa |
| Disembarkation Port | Freetown |
| Capture Ship | Creole |
| Capture Date | 1814-06-09 |
| Arrival Date | 1814-07-01 |
| Sentence Date | 1814-07-08 |
| Intended Destination Region | Cuba |
| Secondary Migration | Sierra Leone |
| Post Disembarkation | Freetown |
| Specific Location |
Archival & Source Data
| Source | Sierra Leone Public Archive, Liberated Africans Register, 5446-5925 (two copies) |
|---|---|
| Digitization | Endangered Archives Programme, 2009. “Before the War, After the War: Preserving History in Sierra Leone,” British Library. Available online: https://eap.bl.uk/project/EAP284; Endangered Archives Programme, 2011. “Nineteenth Century Documents of the Sierra Leone Public Archives,” British Library. Available online: https://eap.bl.uk/project/EAP443. |
| Transcription | SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2024) |
| Name Interpreter | SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2024) |
| Digital Archivists | |
| Voyage ID (Slave Voyages) | V7510 |
| Researcher Notes |
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