In 1836, 21 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-66 occurred via the British and Portuguese Court of Mixed Commission, Freetown
| RegID | LA-E-66 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Seria |
| Year | 1836 |
| Government Department | Courts of Mixed Commission |
| Court | British and Portuguese Court of Mixed Commission, Freetown |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 22 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 21 |
| Registered Total | 21 |
| Notes | |
| Sources | "Return of Portuguese Vessels adjudicated by the British and Portuguese Mixed Commission established at Sierra Leone", 1 Jul. 1836 - 1 Jan. 1837, in “Supplement B. Sierra Leone, 1836,” in T. P. O'Neill, T. F. Turley, et al., eds., Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vol. 15 (Shannon: Irish University Press, 1968-1969), 86; "African Names Database," in SlaveVoyages, https://www.slavevoyages.org/past/database/african-origins (accessed 2021). |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | 1072377.7613085355 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | 326679.9123223355 |
| 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. | Eastern Bight |
| 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 | A Coruña |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1836-11-12 |
| Location | 2°56'0" N., 9°38'0" E. |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Buzzard |
| Captain | Campbell |
| Supporting Ships | |
| Sentence Date | 1836-12-19 |
| 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. | Rivers of West 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 | Freetown |