In 1873, 57 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-1100 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Zanzibar
| RegID | LA-E-1100 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Return of Slaves held by Indians, F. Elton |
| Year | 1873 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Zanzibar |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 88 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 57 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | Captain Elton - 313 owners, 1409 slaves, 927 elected to remain with their masters. |
| Sources | "Return of Slaves held by Indians, Registered and Freed, on the East African Coast, Pangani to Rovuma River, December 1783, and January, February and March, 1874," in Parliamentary Papers, House of Lords Sessional Papers, Slave Trade: Reports on the Present State of the East African Slave Trade, No. 5 (1874), 29; UK Parliamentary Papers, House of Lords Sessional Papers, Slave Trade: Further Reports on East African Slave Trade Title. No. 7 (1874); Moses D. W. Nwulia, Britain and Slavery in East Africa (Washington D.C.: Three Continents Press, 1975), 147. |
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| X Capture | |
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| Y Capture | |
| Ship Status | Unknown |
| 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. | 1873-12 |
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| 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 | Dar es Salaam |