In 1881, 137 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-1606 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Zanzibar
| RegID | LA-E-1606 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Momba Sassa Dan |
| Year | 1881 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Zanzibar |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 137 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 137 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | |
| Sources | The National Archives, UK, FO 84/1620, "Return of Prizes," Jul. - Dec. 1881, f. 17; "List of Vessels Captured on East Indian Station," 1881, in "Correspondence with British Representatives, and Reports from Naval Officers, Relative to the East African Slave Trade," 1883, in T. P. O'Neill, T. F. Turley, et al., eds., Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vol. 59 (Shannon: Irish University Press, 1968-1969), 194-195. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | 4408851.849664 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | -585819.356420 |
| 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. | 1881-10-15 |
| Location | Mesal Island |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | London |
| Captain | Travers |
| Supporting Ships | |
| Sentence Date | 1881-10-18 |
| 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 |