In 1846, 30 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 3, Case ID LA-E-470 occurred via the British Consular Court, Tunis
| RegID | LA-E-470 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Thirty slaves |
| Year | 1846 |
| Government Department | Consular Courts |
| Court | British Consular Court, Tunis |
| Trial Outcome | Asylum |
| Enslaved Total | 30 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 30 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | Natalie Davies, a British missionary in the interior, reported that "a black woman at Kasserine tipped off the local authorities at a mahalla (beylik’s annual military expedition) that about thirty black slaves were chained in a zawiya, where they had gone to obtain their manumission. When Davies informed Tunisian authorities of the matter, they instantly dispatched a number of bawwaba (guards) to bring the slaves to the camp. As soon as Ahmad Bey was informed of the incident, he ordered the preparation of their certificates of manumission." |
| Sources | Ismael M. Montana, The Abolition of Slavery in Ottoman Tunisia (Gainesville: University of Florida Press, 2013), 100. |
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| X Capture | |
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| 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. | Northwest 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 | Kasserine |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | |
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| Date of arrival to the place where the trial, purchase, or asylum occurred, resulting in "liberation" and indenture. Includes YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1846-04-29 |
| 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. | Northwest 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 | Jerba |