Case Details
RegID LA-E-262
Case/Ship Name Penha de França
Year 1828
Case_ID V3008
Court Name British and Brazilian Court of Mixed Commission, Sierra Leone
Vessel Type or Barracoon Schooner
Vessel Flag Brazil
Vessel Captain Surnames Maia
Vessel Captain Given Names José Teixeira da
Vessel Captain Surnames1
Vessel Captain Given Names1
Vessel Owner Surnames Silva
Vessel Owner Given Names Boaventura Gomes da
Vessel Owner Surnames1
Vessel Owner Given Names1
Number of Crew 20
Voyage Departure 1828-02-09
Port of Departure Bahia
Country of Departure Brazil
Port_or_Country Port
Port of Departure Co-ordinates
Date of Purchase
Date Vessel Departure in Africa 1828-09-03
Primary African Location of Embarkation from Voyages Lagos
Region of Embarkation Lower Guinea Coast
Region_or_Port Port
Embarkation Coordinates
Total Africans Embarked 184
Capture Location
Capture Coordinates -14.235004;-51.92528
Date of Capture (ship or barracoon)
Date of Landing 1828-11-22
Date of Sentence 1828-12-11
Sentence Type Condemned
Total Africans at capture
Total African Deaths at Capture
Capturing Vessel Name Medina
Capturing Vessel Flag British
Capturing Vessel Type Ship
Capturing Vessel Captain Surnames Suckling
Capturing Vessel Captain Given Names William Benjamin
Tender Vessel
Tender Vessel Type
Total Africans Disembarked 169
Total Africans Registered 169
Total African Deaths during Trial
Court Officials
Date of Register
Notes
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