Philémon

In 1829, 256 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 12, Case ID LA-E-3513 occurred via the Tribunal Maritime, Martinique

Case Details
RegID LA-E-3513
Case Name Philémon
Year 1829
Government Department Ministère de la Marine et des Colonies, Republique Française
Court Tribunal Maritime, Martinique
Trial Outcome Condemned
Enslaved Total 283
Liberated Africans Total 256
Registered Total 0
Notes L'examen du rôle d'équipage délivr´ début 1829 par le port de la Trinité, Martinique, montre que le brig Philémon, capitaine Mury, a été expédié directement pour la côte d'Afrique et a fait son retour à Saint-Thomas, où vous avez jugé convenable d'en faire le désarmement sans remplir aucune des formalités qu'exigent les réglements.
Sources Serge Daget, Répertoire des Expéditions Négrières Françaises à la Traite Illégale (1814-1850) (Nantes: Centre de Recherche sur l'Histoire du Monde Atlantique et Comité Nantais d'Études en Sciences Humaines, 1988), 512-514; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: V34632.
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Event Details
X Capture
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. Gulf Islands of Africa
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 Principe
Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known.
Location
Navy France
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. 1829-10-31
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 Martinique
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