In 1898, 10 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-2641 occurred via the British Consular Court, Muscat
RegID | LA-E-2641 |
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Case Name | Unspecified |
Year | 1898 |
Government Department | Consular Courts |
Court | British Consular Court, Muscat |
Trial Outcome | Asylum |
Enslaved Total | 14 |
Liberated Africans Total | 10 |
Registered Total | 0 |
Notes | Little has been done in the way of seizing slave dhows during the past year, only one vessel was taken by the Sphinx in June 1898, and she had to be subsequently released on enquiry. The Sultan of Maskat has been advised to see that his subjects us a distinctive Maskat flag... If His Highness succeeds in enforcing the prohibition against the use of any flag other than his own, it should enable Her Majesty's ships to deal more efficiently with the slave trade than they have been able to do of late. There has been a good deal of correspondence regarding the manumission of slaves, and 14 persons applied to this Residency for manumission during the past year. Some of the applications are still under consideration. We are also arranging for the return of slaves to Africa. |
Sources | British Library, India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/709, in Qatar Digital Library, "Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency and Muscat Political Agency," 1898-99, f. 208. |
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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. | 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. | |
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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. | 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 | Muscat |