In 1840, 246 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-3126 occurred via the British and Spanish Court of Mixed Commission, Havana
| RegID | LA-E-3126 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Jesús María |
| Year | 1840 |
| Government Department | Courts of Mixed Commission |
| Court | British and Spanish Court of Mixed Commission, Havana |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 278 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 246 |
| Registered Total | 234 |
| Notes | This Spanish schooner, under the command of Lorenzo Ruíz, began its voyage at St. Thomas for Sierra Leone loaded with a cargo of potatoes and onions. After unloading the cargo there, the captain died and the ship fell under the command of the owner, Vicente Morales, who changed the plan and proceeded to Sherbro to buy slaves. Likely in mid-to-late 1840, 278 people boarded this ship and 26 individuals died during the middle passage. On 29 December 1840, the HMS sloop Ringdove, under the command of Keith Stewart, detained this ship off to the northwest of Santa Cruz around 17°56'0" N. and 64°55'0" W. Upon their arrival to Havana, the survivors were placed on board the Romney. From the point of capture and through the trial, another 18 people died. On 13 January 1841, the court declared the ship engaged in the illegal slave trade and issued emancipation certificates for 234 people. The removal of people from the Jesús María from Havana to Nassau in the Bahamas occurred after the receipt of emancipation certificates on 21 January 1841. On 4 February, 234 people arrived Nassau. During the voyage from Havana, 13 people died from dysentery. |
| Sources | "A Return of all Vessels, their Names and Tonnage, Captured (on suspicion of being engaged in Slave Trade)," 1840-1848, in “Report from the Select Committe of the House of Lords, Appointed to Consider the best Means which Great Britain can adopt for the final Extinction of the African Slave Trade... Session 1850,” in T. P. O'Neill, T. F. Turley, et al., eds., Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vol. 6 (Shannon: Irish University Press, 1968-1969), 212-228; The National Archives, UK, FO 84/274, "Captor's Declaration," 29 Dec. 1840, f. 36-37; Henry B. Lovejoy, “The Registers of Liberated Africans of the Havana Slave Trade Commission: Implementation and Policy, 1824-1841,” Slavery & Abolition 37, no. 1 (2016): 23-44; Henry B. Lovejoy, “The Registers of Liberated Africans of the Havana Slave Trade Commission: Transcription Methodology and Statistical Analysis,” African Economic History 38 (2010): 107-135; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: 2071. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | -7226490.277330009 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | 2029746.801706384 |
| 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. | |
| Region of departure from Africa. Required entry. For more information about the geographical hierarchy used in this digital resource, please refer to AfricanRegions.org. | Rivers of West 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 | Sherbro |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1840-12-29 |
| Location | 17°56'0" N., 64°55'0" W. |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Ringdove |
| Captain | Stewart |
| Supporting Ships | |
| Sentence Date | 1847-01-13 |
| Date of arrival to the place where the trial, purchase, or asylum occurred, resulting in "liberation" and indenture. Includes YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1840-12-29 |
| 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 | Havana |