In 1854, 237 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 12, Case ID LA-E-563 occurred via the Rachat et Engagement, Guyane
| RegID | LA-E-563 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Cinq Frères* |
| Year | 1854 |
| Government Department | Ministère de la Marine et des Colonies, Republique Française |
| Court | Rachat et Engagement, Guyane |
| Trial Outcome | Purchased |
| Enslaved Total | 251 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 237 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | Distinction made with these engagés, in that they were all free person who willingly volunteered, and not repurchased from slavery. In these cases, the French had difficulty finding volunteers, which they obtained from a variety of places between Gorée and Cap Coast. Lieux de mouillage et de recrutement: Gorée, Freetown, Monrovia, Cap de Monte, Trade Town, Grand Currow, Cavally, Rock Bouco, Tabou, Poor River, Bassa, Biriby, Grand Tahou, Half Tahou, River San Pedro, Cap Coast. Particularités : Difficultés avec le roi de Nana Krou qui a voulu rançonner le navire. |
| Sources | Céline Flory, "La liberté forcée: Politiques impériales et expériences de travail dans l'atlantique du XIXe siècle," vol. 2 (Ph.D. Thesis: École de Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, 2011), 764; Céline Flory, De l'esclavage à la liberté forcée: Histoire des travailleurs africains engagés dans la Carïbe française au XIXe siècle (Paris: Karthala, 2015); “Liste des voyages effectués à travers l'Atlantique en exécution de contrats passés par l’administration française pour l’immigration de travailleurs africains dans les colonies,” in François Renault, Liberation d'esclaves et nouvelle servitude: Les rachats de captifs africains pour le compte des colonies françaises après l'abolition de l'esclavage (Abidjan: Nouvelles Editions Africaines, 1976), 175-177. |
| Cite as |
| 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. | West 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. | |
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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. | 1854-11-11 |
| 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. | North Coast South America |
| 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 | Guyane |