In 1860, 6 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 3, Case ID LA-E-765 occurred via the British Consular Court, Lagos
| RegID | LA-E-765 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Three boys and three girls |
| Year | 1860 |
| Government Department | Consular Courts |
| Court | British Consular Court, Lagos |
| Trial Outcome | Asylum |
| Enslaved Total | 6 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 6 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | I redeemed only three boys and three girls and have their Freedom Papers drawn out, signed, sealed, stamped and recorded at this Consulate and afterward their Indenture were also drawn out, whereof they apprenticed themselves to me for a certain period. |
| Sources | The National Archives, UK, FO 84/1115, "List of slaves redeemed up to the 31st December 1859 through the institution of the Majesty's Consulate at Lagos," 14 Nov. 1857 - 31 Dec. 1859. f. 3; E. Adeniyi Oroge, "The Institution of Slavery in Yorubaland with Particular Reference to the Nineteenth Century (Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham, 1971), 332-358. |
| 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. | Western Bight |
| 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 | Lagos |
| 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. | |
| 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. | Western Bight |
| 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 | Lagos |