In 1858, 6 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-676 occurred via the British Consular Court, Lagos
| RegID | LA-E-676 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | List of slaves redeemed |
| Year | 1858 |
| Government Department | Consular Courts |
| Court | British Consular Court, Lagos |
| Trial Outcome | Asylum |
| Enslaved Total | 6 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 6 |
| Registered Total | 6 |
| Notes | Register shows name, sex, estimated age, country, price of redemption, and remarks. The first known case occurred under Campbell, when S. B. Williams, the Consulate interpreter, obtained certificates of freedom at the Consulate in April 1859 for two male slaves without receiving any redemption money from them. The arrangement was that the manumitted slaves would remain with and work for him as apprentices over a specified number of years to offset the cost of their redemption. |
| Sources | The National Archives, UK, FO 84/1115, "List of slaves redeemed up to the 31st December 1859 through the institution of the Majesty's Consulate at Lagos," 14 Nov. 1857 - 31 Dec. 1859. f. 3; E. Adeniyi Oroge, "The Institution of Slavery in Yorubaland with Particular Reference to the Nineteenth Century (Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham, 1971), 332-358. |
| 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. | Western 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 | Lagos |
| 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 Bight |
| 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 | Lagos |