In 1886, 144 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-2199 occurred via the British Consular Court, Tripoli
| RegID | LA-E-2199 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Unspecified |
| Year | 1886 |
| Government Department | Consular Courts |
| Court | British Consular Court, Tripoli |
| Trial Outcome | Asylum |
| Enslaved Total | 144 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 144 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | Between 1881 and 1895, Thomas Jago, the British Consul General, remarked that an annual average of 144 enslaved people were emancipated during the governorship of Ahmed Rasim Pasha, which gives a total of some 2,160 people. However, Jago does not specify how many of these enslaved people were liberated as a result of British action. The majority of these people were female who had been brought into the province in previous years. |
| Sources | The National Archives, UK, FO 84/1971, "Cameron to Salisbury," 1 Jan. 1889, f. 48-57; The National Archives, UK, FO 2/884, "Alvarez to Lansdowne," 23 Jun. 1904, f. 62, 388-390; Hakan Erdem, Slavery in the Ottoman Empire and Its Demise, 1800-1909 (Oxford: McMillan Press, Ltd., 1996), 169-170. |
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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. | North 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. | |
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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. | |
| 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. | North 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 | Tripoli |