In 1824, 0 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-254 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Bahamas
| RegID | LA-E-254 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Under special protection of the Crown, but not actually serving any indenture* |
| Year | 1824 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Bahamas |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 0 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 0 |
| Registered Total | 88 |
| Notes | Large registers which include African or English names, from Africa or other place, age, sex, height and how the person supports themselves. Due to the lack of indenture specified in the document, it is debatable whether these people are "liberated Africans," even though they were under "special protection from the Crown." Provides precise date of when put under protection ranging from 1816 until 1825. Likely survivors from the other registered cases from the Bahamas from earlier periods. |
| Sources | The National Archives, UK, CO 23/75, "Return of African and Creole Negroes under the special protection of the Crown but not actually serving any master or mistress under indentures," 1824, f. 79-87; The National Archives, UK, CO 23/76, "Return of African and Creole Negroes under the special protection of the Crown but not actually serving any master or mistress under indentures," 1826, f. 170-179. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | -8610191.723412 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | 2885030.681339 |
| Ship Status | Empty Ship |
| 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. | 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 | Bahamas |
| 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 | The Bahamas |