In 1807, 103 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-3872 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Tortola
| RegID | LA-E-3872 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Amedie |
| Year | 1807 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Tortola |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 108 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 103 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | |
| Sources | The National Archives, UK, CO318/82, "Return of the State and Condition of the African captives on board the American Brig Amedie," 13 Aug. 1823, f. M-P; Sean Kelley, "Precedents: The "Captured Negroes" of Tortola, 1807-22," in Richard Anderson, and Henry B. Lovejoy, Liberated Africans and the Abolition of the Slave Trade, 1807-1896 (Rochester: Rochester University Press, 2020), 25-44; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: 7661. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | -7297024.403578 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | 1995910.638275 |
| 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. | 1807-11-01 |
| 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 | |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1807-12-20 |
| Location | Southwest of St. Thomas (60 miles) |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Swinger |
| Captain | Bennett |
| Supporting Ships | |
| Sentence Date | 1807-12-27 |
| 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. | 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 | Tortola |