In 1857, 400 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-634 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Mauritius
| RegID | LA-E-634 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Governor Higginson |
| Year | 1857 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Mauritius |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 400 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 400 |
| Registered Total | 400 |
| Notes | 350 males and 50 females |
| Sources | "List of Ships Transporting the Liberated Africans to Mauritius and the Number of Liberated Africans Landed at the Immigration Depot between 1856 and 1869," in Satyendra Peerthum, "'Voices from the Edge:' The Life Histories and Experiences of the Liberated Africans in British Mauritius during the Age of Indenture with Comparative Perspectives (1808-1943)" (M.A. thesis, University of Mauritius, 2015), 24-25. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | 4939524.540093 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | -1360531.013090 |
| 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. | |
| Location | Off the coast of the island of Anjouan in the Comoros |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | |
| 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. | 1857-05-30 |
| 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. | Mascarenes |
| 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 | Mauritius |