In 1857, 4 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-624 occurred via the British Consular Court, Sharjah
| RegID | LA-E-624 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Unspecified |
| Year | 1857 |
| Government Department | Consular Courts |
| Court | British Consular Court, Sharjah |
| Trial Outcome | Asylum |
| Enslaved Total | 4 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 4 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | The liberation of two Soomalie girls and two African girls from slavery. These had been sold as slaves, but were surrendered by Sheikh Sultana bin Suggur of Ras al Khyma and Sheikj Humayd bin Rashid of Epinaun on the demand of Hajee Yacoob, our agent at Sharga. |
| Sources | British Library, India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/168, in Qatar Digital Library, "Felix Jones to H. L. Anderson," 4 Sep. 1857, f. 10-21. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | |
|---|---|
| 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 | Jones |
| Supporting Ships | |
| Sentence Date | 1857-09-04 |
| 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. | Middle East |
| 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 | Sharjah |