Case Details
| RegID | LA-E-227 |
|---|---|
| Case/Ship Name | Esperança |
| Year | 1826 |
| Case_ID | V2956 |
| Court Name | British and Portuguese Court of Mixed Commission, Sierra Leone |
| Vessel Type or Barracoon | Sloop |
| Vessel Flag | Brazil/Portugal |
| Vessel Captain Surnames | Lopes |
| Vessel Captain Given Names | João Batista |
| Vessel Captain Surnames1 | |
| Vessel Captain Given Names1 | |
| Vessel Owner Surnames | Mesquita |
| Vessel Owner Given Names | Luís Botelho Pinto de* |
| Vessel Owner Surnames1 | |
| Vessel Owner Given Names1 | |
| Number of Crew | 12 |
| Voyage Departure | 1825-07 |
| Port of Departure | Pernambuco |
| Country of Departure | Brazil |
| Port_or_Country | Port |
| Port of Departure Co-ordinates | |
| Date of Purchase | |
| Date Vessel Departure in Africa | 1826-03-04 |
| Primary African Location of Embarkation from Voyages | Benin |
| Region of Embarkation | Lower Guinea Coast |
| Region_or_Port | Port |
| Embarkation Coordinates | |
|---|---|
| Total Africans Embarked | 4 |
| Capture Location | |
| Capture Coordinates | -14.235004;-51.92528 |
| Date of Capture (ship or barracoon) | |
| Date of Landing | 1826-05-03 |
| Date of Sentence | 1826-06-08 |
| Sentence Type | Condemned |
| Total Africans at capture | |
| Total African Deaths at Capture | |
| Capturing Vessel Name | Esk |
| Capturing Vessel Flag | British |
| Capturing Vessel Type | Ship |
| Capturing Vessel Captain Surnames | Purchas |
| Capturing Vessel Captain Given Names | William Jardine |
| Tender Vessel | |
| Tender Vessel Type | |
| Total Africans Disembarked | 4 |
| Total Africans Registered | 4 |
| Total African Deaths during Trial | |
| Court Officials | |
| Date of Register | |
| Notes |
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