In 1866, 51 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-914 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Mauritius
RegID | LA-E-914 |
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Case Name | Unspecified |
Year | 1866 |
Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
Court | Court of Vice Admiralty, Mauritius |
Trial Outcome | Condemned |
Enslaved Total | 51 |
Liberated Africans Total | 51 |
Registered Total | 0 |
Notes | |
Sources | "Table 2.1: Liberated African Arrivals with site of initial landing, 1860-1869," in M. Carter, V. Govinden, and S. Peerthum, The Last Slaves: Liberated Africans in 19th Century Mauritius (Port Louis: Centre for Research on Indian Ocean Studies, 2003), 22. |
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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. | 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. | |
Location | |
Navy | Britain |
Ship | Lynx |
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. | 1866 |
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 |