In 1846, 2 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-471 occurred via the British Consular Court, Tunis
| RegID | LA-E-471 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Two slaves |
| Year | 1846 |
| Government Department | Consular Courts |
| Court | British Consular Court, Tunis |
| Trial Outcome | Asylum |
| Enslaved Total | 2 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 2 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | On 5 March 1846 Lusco again reported a case of provincial governors violating the emancipation decree. He alleged that two slaves had turned themselves in to the agha (police officer) commanding a village called Hdedda. Instead of facilitating the manumission of the slaves, the agha tricked them into buying their freedom for 500 piastres, payable at 100 piastres per annum. Being illiterate and ignorant of the content of the abolition edict, they agreed and went to a notary at Zarzis, where they bound themselves with the stipulations. When Lusco learned of the agha’s intentions, he went to the notary in question, “determine[d] to announce to the authorities the [fraud] practiced upon the poor slaves.” Meanwhile, the agha—realizing Lusco’s intention—revoked the conditions of the contract, freed the two slaves, and tore up the contract for the payment of 500 piastres. |
| Sources | Ismael M. Montana, The Abolition of Slavery in Ottoman Tunisia (Gainesville: University of Florida Press, 2013), 128. |
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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 | Hdedda |
| 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. | 1846-03-05 |
| 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 |