In 1875, 9 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-1147 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Zanzibar
| RegID | LA-E-1147 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Charles Euan-Smith Visited Chaki Chaki (Pemba) |
| Year | 1875 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Zanzibar |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 213 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 9 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | Charles Euan-Smith visited Chake Chake on Pemba in March 1875. "During the two days that he stayed in the town, he informed the lndians of the successful liberation tours of Kirk and Elton and of the penalties to which they would be liable if they did not readily come forward to free their slaves. To his surprise, they pleaded ignorance of the order against Indian possession of slaves. The Indians at Chaki Chaki and in the neighbourhood brought forward 213 slaves-eighty-five men, 113 women. eight boys and seven girls-who were freed and given emancipation papers. All the slaves, with the exception of three men and six women, chose to remain with their masters. A large majority of the women were described as "concubines," and as such it was not surprising that they chose to remain with their "husbands." All the slaves freed, except forty-two, were present to receive their papers of freedom; the papers for those absent were entrusted to the Indian customs-master in the town for personal delivery to them. The customs master was also charged with reporting cases of ill-treatment of the emancipated slaves to the British officials." |
| Sources | The National Archives, UK, FO 84/1417, "Euan-Smith to Foreign Office," 31 Jul. 1875, f. 111-122; Moses D. W. Nwulia, Britain and Slavery in East Africa (Washington D.C.: Three Continents Press, 1975), 147. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | 4419113.023852 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | -584103.157589 |
| 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. | 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. | 1875-03 |
| Location | Chaki Chaki, Pemba |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | |
| Captain | Euan-Smith |
| Supporting Ships | |
| 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. | East Coast of 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 | Chake Chake |