In 1877, 1 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 3, Case ID LA-E-1185 occurred via the British Consular Court, Beyrut
RegID | LA-E-1185 |
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Case Name | Zarafat |
Year | 1877 |
Government Department | Consular Courts |
Court | British Consular Court, Beyrut |
Trial Outcome | Asylum |
Enslaved Total | 1 |
Liberated Africans Total | 1 |
Registered Total | 1 |
Notes | A female negro slave named Zarafat, presented herself at my house a few days ago, stating that, in consequence of the ill treatment of her Master, a certain Ahmet Effendi at Sattakia, she had made her escape and found her way on foot to Beyrout where she had learnt, that through the intervention of Her Majesty's Consulate General, she might be able to obtain her freedom and begging of me to take the necessary steps for that purpose. I sent her accompanied by one of the officers of the Consulate General to Rael Effendi, the Mutaserif of Beyrout, who, when he had heard her story gave her a certificate of manumission by which she became a free woman. |
Sources | The National Archives, UK, FO 84/1482, "Eldridge to Derby," 15 Jun. 1877, f. 158-159. |
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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. | North 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. | |
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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. | 1877-05-11 |
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. | Middle East |
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 | Beirut |