Marie Paul
In 1808, 60 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-3802 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown.
Case Details
| UID | LA-E-3802 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Marie Paul |
| Year | 1808 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 68 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 60 |
| Registered Total | 60 |
| Notes | |
| Sources | Hull History Center, U DTH/1/77, "Papers of Thomas Perronet Thompson" 17 Sep. 1808 - 11 Aug. 1809, no folio numbers; Special thanks to Suzanne Schwarz for confirming these resources; Suzanne Schwarz, "Reconstructing the Life Histories of Liberated Africans: Sierra Leone in the Early Nineteenth Century," History in Africa 39 (2012): 175-207; The National Archives, UK, CO 967/91, "List of Vessels adjudicated at the Court of Vice Admiralty of Sierra Leone having the number of slaves captured and emancipated," 3 Sep. 1809 - 31 Dec. 1825, large document (15 ft. long); SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: 7539. |
| Cite as: | Lovejoy, H. B. (2024). Conceptualizing ‘Liberated Africans’ and Slave Trade Abolition: Government Schemes to Indenture Enslaved People Captured from Slavery, 1800–1920. Past & Present, 1-69. https://doi.org/10.1093/pastj/gtae019 Chadha, K. (2024). Regenerated Identities: A Collaborative Web-based Content Management System for Digital Humanities. International Journal of Computer Applications, 186(29), 28–33. https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume186/number29/regenerated-identities-a-collaborative-web-based-content-management-system-for-digital-humanities/ |
Event Details
| UID | LA-E-3802 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Marie Paul |
Departure from Africa
| Date | 1808-08-23 |
|---|---|
| Region | Western Savanna |
| Place | Saint-Louis |
| Enslaved Total | 68 |
Capture
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Location | 16°46'0" N.; 17°30'0" W. |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Derwent |
| Captain | Frederick Parker |
| Supporting Ships |
Trial
| Sentence Date | 1808-11-10 |
|---|---|
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Date | |
| Region | Rivers of West Africa |
| Place | Freetown |
| Liberated Africans | 60 |
| Registered | 60 |
People Details
| UI | Name | Age | Sex | Height (ft) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VI000296 | Macha | 28 | M | 5'9 1/4 | View Details |
| VI000297 | Birum | 30 | M | 5'4 | View Details |
| VI000298 | Dollan | 25 | M | 5'7 | View Details |
| VI000299 | Macha | 34 | M | 5'4 | View Details |
| VI000300 | Seree | 26 | M | 5'4 3/4 | View Details |
| VI000301 | Mahomet | 25 | M | 5'4 3/4 | View Details |
| VI000302 | Sant | 18 | M | 5'3 3/4 | View Details |
| VI000303 | Iyangenah | 22 | M | 5'6 1/2 | View Details |
| VI000304 | Billal | 20 | M | 5'6 | View Details |
| VI000305 | Karrufa | 19 | M | 5'5 1/2 | View Details |
| VI000306 | Barrick | 16 | M | 5'1 | View Details |
| VI000307 | Barrick | 16 | M | 4'11 1/2 | View Details |
| VI000308 | Cardyob | 14 | M | 4'9 1/2 | View Details |
| VI000309 | Yat etta | 14 | M | 4'7 1/2 | View Details |
| VI000310 | Demba | 15 | M | 4'10 1/4 | View Details |
| VI000311 | Masamba | 25 | M | 5'11 | View Details |
| VI000312 | Misah | 28 | M | 5'11 | View Details |
| VI000313 | Mademba | 24 | M | 5'9 1/2 | View Details |
| VI000314 | Samba | 24 | M | 5'9 | View Details |
| VI000315 | Masamba | 20 | M | 5'8 1/2 | View Details |
| VI000316 | Samba Job | 22 | M | 5'8 | View Details |
| VI000317 | Siah Yet | 27 | M | 5'5 1/2 | View Details |
| VI000318 | Gnalla | 30 | M | 5'8 | View Details |
| VI000319 | Wallea | 26 | M | 5'8 | View Details |
| VI000320 | Hamet | 30 | M | 5'7 1/2 | View Details |
| VI000321 | Hamet | 32 | M | 5'10 | View Details |
| VI000322 | Ensiah | 36 | M | 5'6 1/2 | View Details |
| VI000323 | Demba | 25 | M | 5'3 1/2 | View Details |
| VI000324 | Bucaru | 20 | M | 5'7 1/2 | View Details |
| VI000325 | Samba | 32 | M | 5'8 1/2 | View Details |
| VI000326 | Samba | 19 | M | 5'6 | View Details |
| VI000327 | Barrie | 26 | M | 5'0 1/2 | View Details |
| VI000328 | Musah | 20 | M | 5'11 | View Details |
| VI000329 | Buboo | 24 | M | 5'6 | View Details |
| VI000330 | Yoro | 20 | M | 5'8 | View Details |
| VI000331 | Gallo | 11 | B | 4'5 1/2 | View Details |
| VI000332 | Halle | 10 | B | 4'1 1/2 | View Details |
| VI000333 | Balla | 12 | B | 4'4 | View Details |
| VI000334 | Barra | 13 | B | 4'7 | View Details |
| VI000335 | Scipio | 10 | M | 4'1 | View Details |
| VI000336 | Ma Farm | 10 | M | 4'3 | View Details |
| VI000337 | Mahomet | 12 | B | 4'8 1/2 | View Details |
| VI000338 | Samba | 10 | B | 4'2 1/2 | View Details |
| VI000339 | Samba | 11 | B | 4'3 1/2 | View Details |
| VI000340 | Baaree | 13 | B | 4'8 3/4 | View Details |
| VI000341 | Mary | 28 | W | 5'4 | View Details |
| VI000342 | Fatima | 22 | W | 5'6 | View Details |
| VI000343 | Maria | 19 | W | 5'5 1/2 | View Details |
| VI000344 | Boree | 20 | W | 5'1 3/4 | View Details |
| VI000345 | Coomba | 26 | W | 4'11 3/4 | View Details |
| VI000346 | Daak | 25 | W | 5'1 3/4 | View Details |
| VI000347 | Fatima | 30 | W | 5'2 3/4 | View Details |
| VI000348 | Sanneba | 17 | W | 4'9 1/2 | View Details |
| VI000349 | Barka | 22 | W | 4'11 | View Details |
| VI000350 | Fatima | 24 | W | 5'0 1/2 | View Details |
| VI000351 | Adam | 26 | W | 5'3 | View Details |
| VI000352 | Barka | 14 | W | 4'11 | View Details |
| VI000353 | Seeru | 10 | G | 4'3 | View Details |
| VI000354 | Sochra | 10 | G | 4'7 | View Details |
| VI000355 | Anta | 1 | G | Infant | View Details |