In 1873, 4 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-1120 occurred via the Gold Coast Constabulary, Accra
| RegID | LA-E-1120 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Former slaves, run away from master |
| Year | 1873 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Gold Coast Constabulary, Accra |
| Trial Outcome | Purchased |
| Enslaved Total | 4 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 4 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | A register of recruits to Glover’s force in September 1873. Conscripts were almost entirely northerners and most were Muslim. These individuals who, until joining the force, had been slaves within the Gold Coast colony (mainly Accra), but many others were from allied states abutting colonial towns. It is clear from correspondence surrounding this recruitment effort that their masters were strongly opposed to their induction, and at least one point a street riot occurred in which several enlisted slaves and masters were injured. |
| Sources | "Recruits to the Houssa Armed Police, September 1873," in Trevor R. Getz, Slavery and Reform in West Africa: Toward Emancipation in Nineteenth-Century Senegal and the Gold Coast (Athens: Ohio University Press, 2004), 107. |
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| 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. | Voltaic |
| 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. | 1873-09 |
| Location | |
| Navy | |
| Ship | |
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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. | Voltaic |
| 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 | Accra |