Potosi

In 1831, 185 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-3202 occurred via the British and Spanish Court of Mixed Commission, Freetown

Case Details
RegID LA-E-3202
Case Name Potosi
Year 1831
Government Department Courts of Mixed Commission
Court British and Spanish Court of Mixed Commission, Freetown
Trial Outcome Condemned
Enslaved Total 192
Liberated Africans Total 185
Registered Total 183
Notes
Sources "Abstract of proceedings under the British and Spanish Mixed Commission at Sierra Leone," 1 Jan. 1831 - 1 Jan. 1832, in “Class A. Correspondence with the British Commissioners at Sierra Leone, the Havannah, Rio de Janeiro, and Surinam, relating to the Slave Trade, 1832,” in T. P. O'Neill, T. F. Turley, et al., eds., Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vol. 13 (Shannon: Irish University Press, 1968-1969), 17-18; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: 2422.
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Event Details
X Capture 445277.96317309426
Y Capture 613199.6633499706
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. 1831-07-21
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. 1831-07-21
Location 5°30'0" N., 4°0'0" E.
Navy Britain
Ship Black Joke
Captain Ramsay
Supporting Ships Dryad; Fair Rosamond
Sentence Date 1831-08-22
Date of arrival to the place where the trial, purchase, or asylum occurred, resulting in "liberation" and indenture. Includes YYYY-MM-DD, if known. 1831-08-12
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. Rivers of West 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 Freetown
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