In 1887, 79 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-2249 occurred via the British Consular Court, Benghazi
| RegID | LA-E-2249 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Unspecified |
| Year | 1887 |
| Government Department | Consular Courts |
| Court | British Consular Court, Benghazi |
| Trial Outcome | Asylum |
| Enslaved Total | 79 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 79 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | In Benghazi, some 1,678 enslaved people were emancipated in a period of two decades through the intercession of the British Consulate. At least 396 enslaved people were housed by the consul and were later emancipated by the local authorities over a period of five years between 1884 and 1888. This is an average of 79 slaves per annum, which rises to an annual 98 for the last [two] years of this short period. Based on a despatch of Consul Alvarez, 732 enslaved people were emancipated between 1890 and 1895, which averages to 122 people per year. From 1896 to 1904, the consulate assisted in the emancipation of 477 enslaved people (248 males and 229 females). These figures do no include people emancipated by Ottoman authorities without British intervention. |
| Sources | The National Archives, UK, FO 84/1971, "Cameron to Salisbury," 1 Jan. 1889, f. 48-57; The National Archives, UK, FO 2/884, "Alvarez to Lansdowne," 23 Jun. 1904, f. 62, 388-390; Hakan Erdem, Slavery in the Ottoman Empire and Its Demise, 1800-1909 (Oxford: McMillan Press, Ltd., 1996), 169-170. |
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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. | |
| 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. | North 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 | Benghazi |