In 1865, 27 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-5240 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Cape of Good Hope
| RegID | LA-E-5240 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Unspecified |
| Year | 1865 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Cape of Good Hope |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 27 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 27 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | The captor took the dhow to Zanzibar, where the enslaved, crew, and passengers were delivered to His Highness the Sultan. |
| Sources | "Report of the Cases of two dhows condemned in the Vice-Admiralty Court," 26 Apr. 1865, 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), 15. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | 4369123.505569 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | -653319.712326 |
| 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. | 1865-01-04 |
| Location | Kokolony Bay |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Orestes |
| Captain | Gardner |
| Supporting Ships | |
| Sentence Date | 1865-04-26 |
| 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. | East Central 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 | Zanzibar |