In 1818, 25 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 7, Case ID LA-E-184 occurred via the United States District Court for the District of Alabama, St. Stephens
| RegID | LA-E-184 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Merino and Louisa |
| Year | 1818 |
| Government Department | Justice and State Departments, United States of America |
| Court | United States District Court for the District of Alabama, St. Stephens |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 25 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 25 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | On 18 June 1818, Surprize took and sent into Mobile the schooners Merino and Louisa with twenty-five slaves on board. |
| Sources | "Suspected Slavers Seized as Prizes by United States Naval Vessels, 1817-1862," in Earl E. McNeilly, "The United States Navy and the Suppression of the West African Slave Trade, 1819-1862" (Ph.D. thesis, Cape Western Reserve University, 1973), 20 and 258. |
| 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. | West 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 | A Coruña |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1818-06-18 |
| Location | |
| Navy | USA |
| Ship | Surprize |
| Captain | |
| 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. | South Coast North America |
| 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 | Mobile |