From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Mon Jun 5 22:15:59 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k564Fxjb016248; Mon, 5 Jun 2006 22:15:59 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k564Fr52008888 for ; Mon, 5 Jun 2006 22:15:53 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k561eOFI031724 for ; Mon, 5 Jun 2006 21:40:24 -0400 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k561eOTc031723 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Mon, 5 Jun 2006 21:40:24 -0400 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k55M60FI031332 for ; Mon, 5 Jun 2006 18:06:00 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k560fHJ6023614 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Mon, 5 Jun 2006 18:41:17 -0600 X-Envelope-From: treviawbeverly@houston.rr.com Mon Jun 5 18:41:17 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k560fHjb023605 for ; Mon, 5 Jun 2006 18:41:17 -0600 Received: from ms-smtp-04.texas.rr.com (ms-smtp-04.texas.rr.com [24.93.47.43]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k560fCWM019320 for ; Mon, 5 Jun 2006 18:41:12 -0600 Received: from oemcomputer (cpe-24-162-26-136.houston.res.rr.com [24.162.26.136]) by ms-smtp-04.texas.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id k560exi7006265; Mon, 5 Jun 2006 19:41:00 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <000701c68902$bc8599d0$6401a8c0@oemcomputer> From: "Trevia W Beverly" To: "Carol Botteron" , References: <200606051300.k55D0kI5022889@lists5.rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] Importation of Africans After 1808? Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 19:47:05 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1807 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1807 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com For an answer to your question, Were captive Africans brought to the US as late as 1848? - the answer is yes. See below for some great reading ..... <<< On March 18, 1860, Wildfire left the Congo River with 615 Africans, bound for Cuba. She was sighted by the U.S. Steamer Mohawk on April 26 off Paredon Grande on the north side of the island. According to Mohawk's log, "At 12:30 boarded an American barque, having onboard a Cargo of slaves. Sent Lieuts. Barbot + Carpenter with Master's Mate Craven and 13 men to take charge of her. Received on board 22 prisoners." That night one of the prisoners committed suicide by jumping overboard. The following crew of the Wildfire were delivered to the US Marshal at Key West: >>> http://www.melfisher.org/lastslaveships/slaveships.htm Trevia Wooster Beverly Houston, Texas treviawveverly@houston.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Botteron" To: Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 9:33 AM Subject: [ROOTS-L] Importation of Africans After 1808? > A U.S. law passed in 1807 forbade the importation of slaves after > January 1, 1808. > > Timeline: The Atlantic Slave Trade > http://amistad.mysticseaport.org/timeline/atlantic.slave.trade.html > Scroll down to 1807. > > How strictly was this ban enforced? Were captive Africans brought > to the US as late as 1848? > > A friend's family history traces one line to an African woman who > was taken to Charleston, SC, in March 1848. Is this possible? > > I'm wondering if the year could be wrong (despite the specific > date) or whether she could have been brought from somewhere else, > possibly in the Caribbean. > > Any help or suggestions welcome. adTHANKSvance! > > Carol Botteron > Maintainer, Civil War Units File