In 1830, 300 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 12, Case ID LA-E-3522 occurred via the Tribunal Maritime, Guadeloupe
| RegID | LA-E-3522 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Julius Thalès |
| Year | 1830 |
| Government Department | Ministère de la Marine et des Colonies, Republique Française |
| Court | Tribunal Maritime, Guadeloupe |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 331 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 300 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | Par arrêt de la cour d'assises de l'arrondissement de Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe) en date du 28 avril 1832. Par application de la loi du 25 avril 1827 [car la loi de mars 1831 n'est pas encore votée] ils ont été condamnés chacun à la peine de 8 années de bannissement et en outre solidairement à l'amende de 30 000 francs, valeur du bâtiment, à celle de 79 735 francs 60 cent, valeur de la cargaison, et aux dépens. |
| 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), 532-533; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: V34676. |
| 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. | |
| 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 | Benin |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | |
| Location | |
| Navy | France |
| Ship | |
| Captain | |
| Supporting Ships | |
| Sentence Date | |
| Date of arrival to the place where the trial, purchase, or asylum occurred, resulting in "liberation" and indenture. Includes YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1831-04-01 |
| 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. | 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 | Guadeloupe |