A contemporary colonial record dates the Dutch takeover to 27 February 1816, following British rule. This transition restored Dutch colonial administration but did not emancipate people held in slavery. The British condition against renewed slave trading remained part of the settlement, while plantation bondage continued.
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What did the 1816 transfer do?
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The transfer changed the governing power, not enslaved people’s legal status.