In 1821, 220 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 7, Case ID LA-E-3473 occurred via the United States District Court for the District of Louisiana, New Orleans
| RegID | LA-E-3473 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | La Pensée |
| Year | 1821 |
| Government Department | Justice and State Departments, United States of America |
| Court | United States District Court for the District of Louisiana, New Orleans |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 250 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 220 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | Returning home in 1821, Hornet did find 220 slaves in La Pensée off Cuba and sent her into New Orleans. |
| Sources | "Suspected Slavers Seized as Prizes by United States Naval Vessels, 1817-1862," in Earl E. McNeilly, "The United States Navy and the Suppression of the West African Slave Trade, 1819-1862" (Ph.D. thesis, Cape Western Reserve University, 1973), 20 and 258; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: 34260. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | -9138155.415392 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | 2742760.699553 |
| 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. | Eastern 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 | Bonny |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | |
| Location | Off Cuba |
| Navy | USA |
| Ship | Hornet |
| 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. | South Coast North America |
| 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 | New Orleans |