In 1851, 0 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 4, Case ID LA-E-4738 occurred via the British and Brazilian Court of Mixed Commission, Rio de Janeiro
| RegID | LA-E-4738 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Valoroso (a) Sarah |
| Year | 1851 |
| Government Department | Courts of Mixed Commission |
| Court | British and Brazilian Court of Mixed Commission, Rio de Janeiro |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 0 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 0 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | Captured in Rio de Janeiro, deemed a Sardinian ship, and delivered to authorities in Genova. |
| Sources | "Jerningham to the Earl of Clarendon," 13 Oct. 1853, in “Class A. Correspondence with the British Commissioners at Sierra Leone, the Havanna, Rio de Janeiro, Surinam...," 1853, in T. P. O'Neill, T. F. Turley, et al., eds., Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vol. 40 (Shannon: Irish University Press, 1968-1969), 191-192; The National Archives, UK, FO 84/845, "Hudson to Palmerston," 14 Jul. 1851, f. 433-434; SlaveVoyages: The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: 4556. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | -4804143.664752 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | -2623002.169051 |
| Ship Status | Empty Ship |
| 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. | |
| 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. | 1853-06-17 |
| Location | Off the harbor of Rio de Janeiro |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Sharpshooter |
| Captain | |
| 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. | Western Europe |
| 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 | Genova |