In 1905, 1 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-2814 occurred via the Northern Nigeria District Office, Kontagora
| RegID | LA-E-2814 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Return of Freed Slave Homes |
| Year | 1905 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Northern Nigeria District Office, Kontagora |
| Trial Outcome | Asylum |
| Enslaved Total | 1 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 1 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | This return does not include large numbers of slaves liberated by various military expeditions, nor vast numbers of newly enslaved Pagans who have returned to their homes; it only refers to such slaves as have passed through the hands of the political staff, and therefore represents only a fraction of the slaves liberated in Northern Nigeria as a consequence of British rule in the past six years. Total number of surviving "freed slaves" is 2,183, of that total only 300 remained in freed slave homes by 1906. |
| Sources | "Return of Slaves Freed in Northern Nigeria from 1st January, 1900 (date of establishment of Protectorate) to 31st Dec. 1905," in Colonial Reports - Annual: Northern Nigeria, 1905-06 (London: Darling & Son, 1907), 130. |
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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. | 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 | |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | |
| Location | |
| Navy | |
| Ship | |
| Captain | |
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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. | 1900 |
| 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. | Central Savanna 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 | Kontagora |