In 1907, 23 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-2875 occurred via the British Consular Court, Muscat
| RegID | LA-E-2875 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Unspecified |
| Year | 1907 |
| Government Department | Consular Courts |
| Court | British Consular Court, Muscat |
| Trial Outcome | Asylum |
| Enslaved Total | 23 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 23 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | As noticed in last years report, there appears to be no doubt that the slave traffic between Oman and the African ports has ceased. This may be inferred from the fact that the Africans who applied for freedom during the past two years have all been in Oman some years. There were none of recent importation. Forty-five slaves applied at the Agency for freedom, 42 were granted manumission certificates, 3 were found not entitled to freedom under treaty stipulations. With regard to these latter His Highness the Sultan took a bond from their masters for the kind treatment of the slaves before surrendering them. Of the forty-three (43) freed, 23 were Africans and 20 Mekranis. Five Africans were repatriated via Bombay by mail steamer and 6 were sent direct to Zanzibar in a dhow. H.M.S. Lapsing conveyed 2 to Karachi, 10 elected to remain in Oman. |
| Sources | British Library, India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/710, in Qatar Digital Library, "Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency and Muscat Political Agency," 1907-08, f. 141v. |
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| X Capture | |
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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 |