In 1811, 210 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-3886 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Bahamas
| RegID | LA-E-3886 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Atrevido (a) Carolina |
| Year | 1811 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Bahamas |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 219 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 210 |
| Registered Total | 210 |
| Notes | An African slave ship taken by His Majesty's Brig Colibri, Captain Thomson, 14 Mar. 1811. sent to New Providence for adjudication. Prize proceedings instituted 25 Mar. Claimed as Spanish Property, Ship Cargo condemned 3 May, 204 Africans delivered over to the Collector. One continuous register for several captures in the Bahamas from 1809 and 1811. Includes name, sex, age, height, description, date of indenture, and to whom apprenticed. In a total of 452 people, 67 were conscripted to the army, 25 to the navy, 246 were apprenticed in Nassau, 102 went to other islands in the Bahamas, 34 died and 6 were transferred elsewhere. Signed by Murray Cole. |
| Sources | The National Archives, UK, CO 23/58, "Abstract of suits instituted in the General Court and Court of Vice Admiralty in New Providence," 4 Oct. 1809 - 4 Oct. 1810, f. 44-48; The National Archives, UK, CO 23/59, "Bahamas Registers of Liberated Africans," 20 Jul. 1812, f. 43-59; The National Archives, UK, CO 23/59, "An Annual Report of Africans received, enlisted, entered, apprenticed, and otherwise disposed of by the Honorable A. Murray Collector of His Majesty's Customs for the Port of New Providence in the Bahamas," 1809 - 31 Dec. 1811, f. 113-126; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: 7686. |
| 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. | 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 | Congo River |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | |
| Location | |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Colibri |
| Captain | Thomson |
| 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. | 1811-03-14 |
| 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 | The Bahamas |