A colonial return dated 14 October 1836 records Africans seized from the Negrinha and Phoenix. The ships carried people being trafficked despite Britain’s 1807 trade ban. Officials used the label “liberated” for people removed from the vessels, but freedom was constrained: many were later assigned to military service or indenture. The dated document is evidence of the state recording and managing their lives, not proof that either ship landed on this date.
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What does the 14 October 1836 date refer to?
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It is the date of the return; it does not establish either ship’s landing date.
The 14 October 1836 date identifies an official return, not necessarily a landing date.
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The return records Africans seized from two slave-trading ships.