In 1828, 366 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-3326 occurred via the British and Netherlands Court of Mixed Commission, Freetown
| RegID | LA-E-3326 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Henriette (a) Confiance |
| Year | 1828 |
| Government Department | Courts of Mixed Commission |
| Court | British and Netherlands Court of Mixed Commission, Freetown |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 426 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 366 |
| Registered Total | 315 |
| Notes | Le navire a des expéditions de Saint-Eustache, ce qui le fait condmaner à Sierra Leone par la cour mixte anglo-hollandaise. |
| Sources | "Report of the Case of the Netherland Schooner Henriette, alias Confiance," 4 Oct. 1828, in “Class A. Correspondence with the British Commissioners at Sierra Leone, the Havannah, Rio de Janeiro, and Surinam, relating to the Slave Trade, 1828,” in T. P. O'Neill, T. F. Turley, et al., eds., Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vol. 12 (Shannon: Irish University Press, 1968-1969), 82; Serge Daget, Répertoire des Expéditions Négrières Françaises à la Traite Illégale (1814-1850) (Nantes: Centre de Recherche sur l'Histoire du Monde Atlantique et Comité Nantais d'Études en Sciences Humaines, 1988), 494-495; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: 2856. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | 1011152.0413722349 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | 427043.42112509994 |
| 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. | 1828-08-11 |
| Region of departure from Africa. Required entry. For more information about the geographical hierarchy used in this digital resource, please refer to AfricanRegions.org. | Eastern 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 | Calabar |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1828-08-11 |
| Location | 3°50'0" N., 9°5'0" E. |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Eden |
| Captain | Owen |
| Supporting Ships | |
| Sentence Date | 1828-10-03 |
| Date of arrival to the place where the trial, purchase, or asylum occurred, resulting in "liberation" and indenture. Includes YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1828-09-16 |
| 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 |