Paquete de Bahia

In 1825, 385 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-3365 occurred via the British and Portuguese Court of Mixed Commission, Freetown

Case Details
RegID LA-E-3365
Case Name Paquete de Bahia
Year 1825
Government Department Courts of Mixed Commission
Court British and Portuguese Court of Mixed Commission, Freetown
Trial Outcome Condemned
Enslaved Total 386
Liberated Africans Total 385
Registered Total 385
Notes
Sources "Abstract of the Proceedings under the British and Portuguese Mixed Commission at Sierra Leone," 1 Jan. 1826 to 1 Jan. 1827, in “Class A. Correspondence with the British Commissioners at Sierra Leone, the Havannah, Rio de Janeiro, and Surinam, relating to the Slave Trade, 1827,” in T. P. O'Neill, T. F. Turley, et al., eds., Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vol. 11 (Shannon: Irish University Press, 1968-1969), 8-10; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: 2954.
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Event Details
X Capture 55659.74539663678
Y Capture 585246.8578064678
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. 1825-11-22
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 Ouidah
Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. 1825-11-22
Location 5°15'0" N., 0°30'0" E.
Navy Britain
Ship Swinger
Captain Giles
Supporting Ships
Sentence Date 1820-01-10
Date of arrival to the place where the trial, purchase, or asylum occurred, resulting in "liberation" and indenture. Includes YYYY-MM-DD, if known. 1825-12-23
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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