In 1850, 0 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 4, Case ID LA-E-5200 occurred via the British and Portuguese Court of Mixed Commission, Cape of Good Hope
| RegID | LA-E-5200 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Burning of a slave establishment |
| Year | 1850 |
| Government Department | Courts of Mixed Commission |
| Court | British and Portuguese Court of Mixed Commission, Cape of Good Hope |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 0 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 0 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-4050-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 |
| Sources | "The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library: Digital Collections, ID 807751, ""Burning of a slave establishment by British seamen and marines, at Keonga, River Mozamba, in the Mozambique Channel,"" Accessed April 27, 2023; The Illustrated London News (Jan. 18, 1851), vol. 18, p. 44. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | 4509549.360438 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | -1185747.396680 |
| 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. | 1850-06 |
| Location | Keonga, River Mozamba |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | |
| 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. | 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 |