In 1877, 2 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-1186 occurred via the British Consular Court, Jeddah
| RegID | LA-E-1186 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Farruk and Ameen |
| Year | 1877 |
| Government Department | Consular Courts |
| Court | British Consular Court, Jeddah |
| Trial Outcome | Asylum |
| Enslaved Total | 2 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 2 |
| Registered Total | 2 |
| Notes | Instead of granting to the slaves their manumission papers in my presence, as requested, His Excellency proposed that after signing these documents in my presence, he should retain them in his custody declaring to the slaves that they were free and at liberty to follow their own wills and inclinations, unsatisfactory as this is, I have obliged to accept the terms. Depositions and freedom narratives provided. |
| Sources | The National Archives, UK, FO 84/1482, "Beyts to Vivian," 20 Sep. 1877, f. 239-243. |
| 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. | Northeast Africa |
| 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 | Suakin |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1877-06-15 |
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| Date of arrival to the place where the trial, purchase, or asylum occurred, resulting in "liberation" and indenture. Includes YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1877-09-20 |
| 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. | Middle East |
| 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 | Jeddah |