In 1845, 2 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 7, Case ID LA-E-5057 occurred via the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Boston
| RegID | LA-E-5057 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Porpoise |
| Year | 1845 |
| Government Department | Justice and State Departments, United States of America |
| Court | United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Boston |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 2 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 2 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | Porpoise left Rio for Africa three times between 1843 and 1845, twice returning in ballast, and once with ten slavers on board; arrived in Rio January 1845, among whom were two slave boys. US Marines boarded the ship and detained Brazilian citizens. Brazilian authorities. US Consul Wise forced to release everyone. |
| Sources | Warren S. Howard, American Slavers and the Federal Law, 1837-1862 (Berkley: University of California Press, 1963), 213-223; Sean Kelley, American Slavers: Merchants, Mariners, and the Transatlantic Commerce in Captives, 1644-1863 (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2023), 348. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | -4798303.192784 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | -2633561.372537 |
| 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. | Wasin |
| 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 | Wasin |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1845-01-23 |
| Location | Rio de Janeiro |
| Navy | USA |
| Ship | Raritan |
| 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. | |
| 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. | East Coast North America |
| 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 | Boston |