Camões

In 1838, 569 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 4, Case ID LA-E-3110 occurred via the British and Portuguese Court of Mixed Commission, Freetown

Case Details
RegID LA-E-3110
Case Name Camões
Year 1838
Government Department Courts of Mixed Commission
Court British and Portuguese Court of Mixed Commission, Freetown
Trial Outcome Condemned
Enslaved Total 598
Liberated Africans Total 569
Registered Total 0
Notes Landed at Nassau and not registered
Sources "Return of Portuguese Vessels adjudicated by the British and Portuguese Mixed Commission, established at Sierra Leone", 30 Jun. 1838 - 31 Dec. 1838, in “Class A. Correspondence with the British Commissioners at Sierra Leone, the Havannah, Rio de Janeiro, and Surinam, relating to the Slave Trade, Feb 2 1838 - May. 31, 1839,” in T. P. O'Neill, T. F. Turley, et al., eds., Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vol. 17 (Shannon: Irish University Press, 1968-1969), 94; "A List of Cases adjudicated in the Courts of Mixed Commissions, established at Sierra Leone," 1 Jan. 1838 - 31 Dec. 1838; in “Class A. Correspondence with the British Commissioners at Sierra Leone, the Havannah, Rio de Janeiro, and Surinam, relating to the Slave Trade, Feb. 2 1838 - May. 31, 1839,” in T. P. O'Neill, T. F. Turley, et al., eds., Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vol. 17 (Shannon: Irish University Press, 1968-1969), 157; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: 1688.
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Event Details
X Capture -8920401.862234322
Y Capture 2761533.8396778186
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. 1838-03-13
Region of departure from Africa. Required entry. For more information about the geographical hierarchy used in this digital resource, please refer to AfricanRegions.org. Western Bight
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 Lagos
Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. 1838-04-30
Location 24°4'0" N., 80°8'0" W.
Navy Britain
Ship Sappho
Captain Frazer
Supporting Ships
Sentence Date 1838-08-04
Date of arrival to the place where the trial, purchase, or asylum occurred, resulting in "liberation" and indenture. Includes YYYY-MM-DD, if known. 1838-05-07
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. Caribbean
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 The Bahamas
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