In 1842, 1 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 3, Case ID LA-E-415 occurred via the Austrian Consular Court, Tunis
| RegID | LA-E-415 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Female slave |
| Year | 1842 |
| Government Department | Consular Courts |
| Court | Austrian Consular Court, Tunis |
| Trial Outcome | Asylum |
| Enslaved Total | 1 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 1 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | In November 1842 a female slave sought the protection of the Austrian consulate on account of ill treatment. Instead of following the usual procedures and informing the beylik authorities of the incident, the Austrian consul, Cav. Bavarra, provoked a jurisdictional crisis by demanding to meet directly with her master. After the master refused the consul’s demand, the consul turned to the beylik’s authorities, but still insisted upon directly intervening between the slave and her master. Within a day of the incident, Ahmad Bey wrote to the consul admonishing his conduct, cautioning him that it was inappropriate, according to the local custom, to keep her in the consulate premises without a mahram (legal guardian). |
| Sources | Ismael M. Montana, The Abolition of Slavery in Ottoman Tunisia (Gainesville: University of Florida Press, 2013), 112. |
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| X Capture | |
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| 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. | Northwest 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 | Tunis |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | |
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| Date of arrival to the place where the trial, purchase, or asylum occurred, resulting in "liberation" and indenture. Includes YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1842-11 |
| 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. | Northwest 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 | Tunis |