In 1866, 34 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-5211 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Aden
| RegID | LA-E-5211 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Unspecified |
| Year | 1866 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Aden |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 34 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 34 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | Pantaloon had taken seven dhows during a cruize between Muscat and Aden. In six of these vessels Captain Purvis found upwards of 200 enslaved people, who were liberated. The seventh, which was detained on suspicious equipment, was released after investigation. Based on this information, seven cases were created, whereby the average number of enslaved people would have been 33-34 people. Plotting capture locations is less certain, but are spaced out between Muscat and Aden along the southern shores of the Arabian Peninsula. |
| Sources | "Commissioner to Stanley," 1 Oct. 1866, in “Class A. Correspondence with the British Commissioners at Sierra Leone, Havana, the Cape of Good Hope, Loanda, and New York” in T. P. O'Neill, T. F. Turley, et al., eds., Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vol. 50 (Shannon: Irish University Press, 1968-1969), 13-14. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | 6091821.381713 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | 1905422.241093 |
| 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 Africa (unspecified) |
| 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. | |
| Location | Between Muscat and Aden |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Pantaloon |
| Captain | Purvis |
| 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. | Middle East |
| 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 | Aden |