Florida

In 1837, 280 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 4, Case ID LA-E-3270 occurred via the British and Portuguese Court of Mixed Commission, Freetown

Case Details
RegID LA-E-3270
Case Name Florida
Year 1837
Government Department Courts of Mixed Commission
Court British and Portuguese Court of Mixed Commission, Freetown
Trial Outcome Condemned
Enslaved Total 296
Liberated Africans Total 280
Registered Total 0
Notes
Sources "Return of Portuguese Vessels adjudicated by the Portuguese and Brazilian Court of Mixed Commission, established at Sierra Leone", 1 Jul. 1837 - 1 Jan. 1838, in “Class A. Correspondence with the British Commissioners at Sierra Leone, the Havannah, Rio de Janeiro, and Surinam, relating to the Slave Trade, 1837,” in T. P. O'Neill, T. F. Turley, et al., eds., Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vol. 15 (Shannon: Irish University Press, 1968-1969), 27; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: 2556.
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Event Details
X Capture -6870267.906791533
Y Capture 1781573.1821900648
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. Western Bight
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 Lagos
Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. 1837-05-13
Location 15°48'0" N., 61°43'0" W.
Navy Britain
Ship Harpy
Captain Clements
Supporting Ships
Sentence Date 1837-11-21
Date of arrival to the place where the trial, purchase, or asylum occurred, resulting in "liberation" and indenture. Includes YYYY-MM-DD, if known. 1837-03-28
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 Grenada
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