In 1859, 460 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-3729 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown
| RegID | LA-E-3729 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | J. Harris |
| Year | 1859 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 469 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 460 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | See image at https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-254950. |
| Sources | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection, ZBA2731, by L. A. Good, "Kissy. Landing Slaves from Prize to 'Spitfire,'" c. 1860; "Return of Slavers Captured on the West Coast of Africa," 1 Oct. 1859 - 30 Jun. 1860, in “Class A2. Correspondence with the British Commissioners at Sierra Leone, Havana, the Cape of Good Hope, and Loanda... 1860,” in T. P. O'Neill, T. F. Turley, et al., eds., Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vol. 47 (Shannon: Irish University Press, 1968-1969), 73; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: 4841. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | 261949.695933 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | 704009.026713 |
| 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 | Ouidah |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1859-09-26 |
| Location | Jackin |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Spitfire |
| 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. | 1859-11-01 |
| 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. | Rivers of West Africa |
| 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 | Freetown |