In 1829, 372 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-3327 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown
| RegID | LA-E-3327 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Laure |
| Year | 1829 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 374 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 372 |
| Registered Total | 335 |
| Notes | In the French Schooner "La Laure" at sea (to which vessel they had been removed from the Spanish Schooner "Emanuel" at the Sherbro, where she ran aground and became a total wreck)… Landed at Aberdeen in the Colony, in the month of October 1829, but were delivered to the department, until the 1 January 1831 during which period they were supported at the expense of Captain Gordon. L'ordre est donné au commandant de L'Atholl de conduire le négrier, vide, à Gorée afin de le remettre aux autorités françaises. Pour une raison inconnue, après être parti, le navire revient sur Freetown. Le commissaire espagnol décide alors qu'il peut être jugé par la commission mixte. Finalement, il passera devant la Cour de viceamirauté. |
| Sources | 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), 512-514; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: 2862. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | |
|---|---|
| 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. | 1829-10 |
| 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. | |
| Location | |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Atholl |
| Captain | Gordon |
| Supporting Ships | |
| Sentence Date | 1830-12-31 |
| Date of arrival to the place where the trial, purchase, or asylum occurred, resulting in "liberation" and indenture. Includes YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1829-10-01 |
| 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 |