In 1820, 73 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 7, Case ID LA-E-3628 occurred via the Supreme Court of the United States, Washington DC
| RegID | LA-E-3628 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | General Ramirez (a) Antelope |
| Year | 1820 |
| Government Department | Justice and State Departments, United States of America |
| Court | Supreme Court of the United States, Washington DC |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 331 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 73 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | DECREE. This cause came on to be heard, &c., on consideration whereof this Court is of opinion that there is error in so much of the sentence and decree of the said circuit court as directs the restitution to the Spanish claimant of the Africans in the proceedings mentioned in the ratio which one hundred and sixty-six bears to the whole number of those which remained alive at the time of pronouncing the said decree. After making the apportionment according to this ratio and deducting from the number the ratable loss which must fall on the slaves to which the Spanish claimants were originally entitled, the residue of the said ninety-three are to be delivered to the Spanish claimant on the terms in the said decree mentioned, and all the remaining [73] Africans are to be delivered to the United States, to be disposed of according to law, and the said decree of the said circuit court is in all things not contrary to this decree affirmed. |
| Sources | "Suspected Slavers Seized as Prizes by United States Naval Vessels, 1817-1862," in Earl E. McNeilly, "The United States Navy and the Suppression of the West African Slave Trade, 1819-1862" (Ph.D. thesis, Cape Western Reserve University, 1973), 20 and 258; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: 41896. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | -9071121.223947 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | 3598427.202902 |
| 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. | 1820-03-24 |
| Region of departure from Africa. Required entry. For more information about the geographical hierarchy used in this digital resource, please refer to AfricanRegions.org. | West Central Africa North |
| 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 | Cabinda |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | |
| Location | St. Mary River |
| Navy | USA |
| Ship | Dallas |
| Captain | Jackson |
| 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. | |
| 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. | East Coast North America |
| 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 | Savannah |