In 1879, 38 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-1340 occurred via the British Consular Court, Jeddah
| RegID | LA-E-1340 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | 38 slaves |
| Year | 1879 |
| Government Department | Consular Courts |
| Court | British Consular Court, Jeddah |
| Trial Outcome | Asylum |
| Enslaved Total | 38 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 38 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | In June 1879, James Zohrab remarked that local government at Jeddah had put a new system to dispose of the freed slaves, who were placed in a depot until they were hired to locals. Persons who hired a freed slave had to pay a fee of 5 silver mecidiyes (100 kurus or 19 shilling) to the authorities, and a salary to the freed slave of 15 jurus a month in the first year. The effect produced in this town by the capture of 38 slaves and 5 slave dealers. |
| Sources | The National Archives, UK, FO 84/1543, "Zohrab to Layard," 12 May 1879, f. 182-183; Hakan Erdem, Slavery in the Ottoman Empire and Its Demise, 1800-1909 (Oxford: McMillan Press, Ltd., 1996), 177. |
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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. | Northeast Africa |
| 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 | Suakin |
| 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. | 1879-05-12 |
| 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 | Jeddah |