In 1873, 1 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-1112 occurred via the Gold Coast Constabulary, Accra
| RegID | LA-E-1112 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | A Houssa |
| Year | 1873 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Gold Coast Constabulary, Accra |
| Trial Outcome | Purchased |
| Enslaved Total | 1 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 1 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | A Houssa came in yesterday from Berracoe, a village on the beach, one day's journey from this place, in the district of Cape Coast Castle… He reported that he was placed in irons by his master, one Bochay, to prevent him from joining the Houssa force, and that a great many more Houssas in the immediate neighbourhood of Berracoe were, for the same reason, chained by their masters. |
| Sources | Parliamentary Papers, House of Lords Papers: Correspondence, no. 4, "Ashantee Invasion: Further Correspondence respecting the Ashantee Invasion," (1874), 19. |
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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. | Voltaic |
| 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 | Berracoe |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1873-11-06 |
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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. | Voltaic |
| 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 | Accra |