In 1819, 54 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-185 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Antigua
| RegID | LA-E-185 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Manumitted by virtue of an Act of this Island |
| Year | 1819 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Antigua |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 54 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 54 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | The return differentiates manumission by purchase, gift, bequest, and virtue of an act of this Island Antigua Passaed Feb. 6. 1818. The return spans 1808 until 1821, and the only year people were manumitted by virtue of the 1818 act was in 1819. There were 22 males and 32 females in that category. |
| Sources | The National Archives, UK, CO 7/7, "Return of all Manumissions recorded in the Register's Office of the Island Antigua," 1 Jan. 1808 - 1 Oct. 1821, (no folio numbers in this volume). |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | -6884147.828852 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | 1934931.324102 |
| 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. | West 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. | |
| Location | Antigua |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | |
| Captain | |
| Supporting Ships | |
| Sentence Date | |
| 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. | Caribbean |
| 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 | Antigua |