In 1855, 70 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-588 occurred via the Indian Navy, Bombay
| RegID | LA-E-588 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | African Asylum |
| Year | 1855 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Indian Navy, Bombay |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 70 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 70 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | Mr. Forgett, the humane and enrgetic Superintendent of the Bombay Police, took advantage of a large capture of some seventy children to recommend to the late Lord Elphinstone, the then Governor of Bombay, that the children should be sent to Nasik, where he knew that the senior missionary, the Rev. William Price, would take every care of them. |
| Sources | Bartle Frere, Eastern Africa as a Field of Missionary Labour (London: John Murray, 1874), 110. |
| Cite as |
| 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. | East Africa (unspecified) |
| 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. | |
| Location | |
| Navy | |
| Ship | |
| Captain | |
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| 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. | Western Subcontinent of Asia |
| 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 | Bombay |