In 1860, 0 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-5158 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Cape of Good Hope
| RegID | LA-E-5158 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Unspecified |
| Year | 1860 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Cape of Good Hope |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 0 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 0 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | Ship seen full of enslaved people. By the time the Sultan of Angoxa granted permission to board the vessel, the crew had left the ship with the enslaved. |
| Sources | "Commissioners to Russel," 26 Jan. 1860, in “Class A. 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), 23. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | 4444177.709348 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | -1834947.301014 |
| Ship Status | Empty Ship |
| 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. | |
| 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. | 1859-12-19 |
| Location | At anchor off Angoxa river |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Lynx |
| Captain | Berkeley |
| Supporting Ships | |
| Sentence Date | 1860-01-19 |
| 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. | Southern 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 | Cape Town |