In 1837, 37 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-377 occurred via the Supreme Court of the United States, Washington DC
| RegID | LA-E-377 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | La Amistad |
| Year | 1837 |
| Government Department | Justice and State Departments, United States of America |
| Court | Supreme Court of the United States, Washington DC |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 53 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 37 |
| Registered Total | 37 |
| Notes | United States v. Schooner Amistad, 40 U.S. (15 Pet.) 518 (1841), was a United States Supreme Court case resulting from the rebellion of Africans on board the Spanish schooner La Amistad in 1839. |
| 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. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | -8004505.233799 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | 4948533.211182 |
| 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. | 1839-06-27 |
| 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 | Lomboko |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1839-08-26 |
| Location | Off long Island, 41'21'40 N.; 71'57'58 |
| Navy | USA |
| Ship | Washington |
| Captain | Gedney |
| Supporting Ships | |
| Sentence Date | 1841-03-09 |
| 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 | New London |