Liberated African Department; Duplicate Register; 6289 - 8528 [Nov 1814-Apr 1816]

Description: This is a duplicate list contains details of 2239 Africans liberated from slave ships by the British Royal Navy between 1814 and 1815. These were among the earliest African individuals affected by the implementation of British suppression policies following abolition in 1807. The list includes extremely rare detail of the names, ages, height and gender of the men, women and children released from illegal slave trading vessels at the Vice-Admiralty Court at Freetown. In addition, there is detailed information on the physical attributes of the individuals including scarification and other body markings. The information in the Liberated African Department is the most important source for the illegal slave trade that survives. Extent of original material: 1 volume of approx. 420 folios. Physical characteristics of original: The volume has been rebound in cloth on boards and stamped in gold. It is spine bound in red leather. The pages are stuck together, and there is significant iron gall damage. There is some insect damage.