In 1845, 202 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-457 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Cape of Good Hope
| RegID | LA-E-457 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Unspecified |
| Year | 1845 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Cape of Good Hope |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 231 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 202 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | |
| Sources | "Return of all Vessels captured on suspicion of being engaged in Slave Trade, and adjudicated by the Vice-Admiralty Court at the Cape of Good Hope," 24 Aug. 1839 - 30 Sep. 1839, in “Class A. Correspondence with the British Commissioners at Sierra Leone, Havana, the Cape of Good Hope, Luanda, and the Cape Verd Islands... 1849,” in T. P. O'Neill, T. F. Turley, et al., eds., Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vol. 37 (Shannon: Irish University Press, 1968-1969), 221-225. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | 5042772.932935293 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | -1783501.4367520541 |
| 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. | |
| Region of departure from Africa. Required entry. For more information about the geographical hierarchy used in this digital resource, please refer to AfricanRegions.org. | East Central 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 | |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1845-04-05 |
| Location | 15°49'0" S., 45°18'0" E. |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Mutine |
| Captain | |
| Supporting Ships | |
| Sentence Date | 1845-06-25 |
| 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. | Southern 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 | Cape Town |