In 1873, 277 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-1087 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Zanzibar
| RegID | LA-E-1087 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Dr. Kirk Liberation Tour |
| Year | 1873 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Zanzibar |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 478 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 277 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | By Article IV of the Treaty of 1873 natives of Indian states under British protection were precluded from any longer possessing slaves, and with the view of freeing any person who might still be held in bondage by British Indian subjects Dr. Kirk and Captain Elton respectively undertook missions to the Northern and Southern portions of the Sultans dominions, which occupied several months at the end of 1873 and beginning of 1874. The following table exhibits the results of these missions. Dr. Kirk - 145 owners, 478 slaves, 201 elected to remain with their masters. |
| Sources | The National Archives, UK, FO 84/1415, "Report on the Administration and Commerce or Zanzibar for the Years 1873 and 1874," 8 Feb. 1875, f. 217-218; Moses D. W. Nwulia, Britain and Slavery in East Africa (Washington D.C.: Three Continents Press, 1975), 147. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | 4359426.512035 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | -686337.855538 |
| Ship Status | Liberated Africans |
| Date of departure from a place or port in Africa generally following the purchase of enslaved people. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | |
| Region of departure from Africa. Required entry. For more information about the geographical hierarchy used in this digital resource, please refer to AfricanRegions.org. | East Africa (unspecified) |
| Place or port of departure from Africa, if known. A controlled vocabulary for place names are associated with geographic coordinates using Google Maps Global Mercator EPSG:900913. See https://epsg.io/transform#s_srs=4326&t_srs=900913&x=NaN&y=NaN | |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1873 |
| Location | Zanzibar |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | |
| Captain | |
| Supporting Ships | |
| Sentence Date | |
| Date of arrival to the place where the trial, purchase, or asylum occurred, resulting in "liberation" and indenture. Includes YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | |
| Region of arrival around the world. Required field. For more information about the geographical hierarchy used in this digital resource, please refer to AfricanRegions.org. Other regions outside of Africa include, Western Europe, East Coast of North America, etc. | East Coast of Africa |
| Place or port of arrival around the world. Required field. A controlled vocabulary for place names are associated with geographic coordinates using Google Maps Global Mercator EPSG:900913. See https://epsg.io/transform#s_srs=4326&t_srs=900913&x=NaN&y=NaN | Zanzibar |