In 1826, 21 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-278 occurred via the Collector of Customs, Anguilla
| RegID | LA-E-278 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Illegal exports to St. Bartholomew |
| Year | 1826 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Collector of Customs, Anguilla |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 21 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 21 |
| Registered Total | 21 |
| Notes | Certain slaves have been seized by [Customs House Anguilla] on the ground of there having been illegally exported from this Island to the Swedish island of St. Bartholomew, and in reply I have the honor to send your Excellency the following statement of negroes condemned to His Majesty. Register contains Christian name only. These people were "placed under indentures" or waiting to do so. |
| Sources | The National Archives, UK, CO 239/14, "Hay to Maxwell," 11 Sep. 1826, (no folio numbers in this volume). |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | -7022959.569291 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | 2056616.903746 |
| 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 | Off Anguilla |
| 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 | Anguilla |