In 1873, 50 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-1102 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Zanzibar
| RegID | LA-E-1102 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Unspecified |
| Year | 1873 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Zanzibar |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 217 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 50 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | The capture by the Governor of Lamoo of a slave dhow with 217 slaves on board. A British ship-of-war, the name of which has not been ascertained, arrived at that port and demanded the immediate surrender of the vessel and slaves, although told they had already been seized. The Governor Lamoo demurred on the ground that he was acting under the orders of the Sultan, but on a repetition of the demand gave up the dhow and 50 slaves under protest. The vessel was brunt and the slaves were taken away in the man-of-war. |
| Sources | British Library, India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/20/CA5, in Qatar Digital Library, "Northbrook to Duke of Argyll," 21 Nov. 1873, f. 29. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | 4551282.641260 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | -262260.333329 |
| 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. | 1873-09-06 |
| Location | Lamoo |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | |
| Captain | |
| Supporting Ships | |
| Sentence Date | 1873-11-21 |
| 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 |