In 1824, 11 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-74 occurred via the British and Portuguese Court of Mixed Commission, Freetown
| RegID | LA-E-74 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Maria Pequeña |
| Year | 1824 |
| Government Department | Courts of Mixed Commission |
| Court | British and Portuguese Court of Mixed Commission, Freetown |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 11 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 11 |
| Registered Total | 11 |
| Notes | The people from this ship were put on board the Vencedor V7617. |
| Sources | "List of Vessels Adjudicated in the Court of the British and Portuguese Mixed Commission," 6 Feb. 1826, in “Class A. Correspondence with the British Commissioners at Sierra Leone, the Havannah, Rio de Janeiro, and Surinam, relating to the Slave Trade, 1826-1827,” in T. P. O'Neill, T. F. Turley, et al., eds., Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vol. 11 (Shannon: Irish University Press, 1968-1969), 7-9; "African Names Database," in SlaveVoyages, https://www.slavevoyages.org/past/database/african-origins (accessed 2021). |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | 839939.948677 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | 185981.999119 |
| 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. | 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 | A Coruña |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1824-05-08 |
| Location | About 4 or 5 miles distant from the Harbour of Port Antonio Princes |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Victor |
| Captain | Scott |
| Supporting Ships | |
| Sentence Date | 1824-07-14 |
| Date of arrival to the place where the trial, purchase, or asylum occurred, resulting in "liberation" and indenture. Includes YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1824 |
| 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. | Rivers of West 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 | Freetown |