{"id":233,"date":"2020-02-26T17:35:03","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T06:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vc.id.au\/blog2\/?p=233"},"modified":"2023-06-26T16:49:50","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T06:49:50","slug":"slave-emancipation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vc.id.au\/blog2\/2020\/02\/slave-emancipation\/","title":{"rendered":"Slave emancipation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hendrik Van Cooten<\/a> was a plantation and slave owner.<\/p>\n

In Britain, in August 1833, the Slave Emancipation Act was passed, giving all slaves in the British empire their freedom, albeit after a set period of years. Plantation owners received compensation for the ‘loss of their slaves’ in the form of a government grant set at \u00a320,000,000. The slaves themselves received no recognition of the injustices done them, no reparations, nor apology.<\/p>\n

A recent segment on the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) Radio National (RN) Late Night Live programme looks at some of the ramifications of slave emancipation – https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/radionational\/programs\/latenightlive\/blood-money_-emma-christopher\/11924196<\/a><\/p>\n

An article taking a position on a current compensation movement appears in the Guardian – https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/news\/2018\/mar\/29\/slavery-abolition-compensation-when-will-britain-face-up-to-its-crimes-against-humanity<\/a><\/p>\n

University College London hosts a website detailing the compensation money paid to slave owners at https:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/lbs\/.<\/a><\/p>\n

Although Hendrik died in 1825, his estates and family received payments.<\/p>\n

Hendrik<\/a> appears in the database, indicating that he had been the owner of plantations Vryheids Lust and Sheet Anchor in Demerara. The plantations had the following slaves:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Year<\/td>\nMales<\/td>\nFemales<\/td>\nTotal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1817<\/td>\n119<\/td>\n99<\/td>\n218<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1826<\/td>\n124<\/td>\n104<\/td>\n228<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1832<\/td>\n166<\/td>\n133<\/td>\n299<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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299 enslaved persons were registered in 1832 to the heirs of the late Hendrick van Cooten, by John L.C. Playter.<\/p>\n

On 19th<\/sup> Apr 1836 compensation for 286 enslaved of \u00a314638 18s 6d was issued.<\/p>\n

An Elizabeth Ann Van Cooten received \u00a336 7s 0d (1 enslaved) and \u00a335 9s 10d (2 enslaved). Elizabeth is possibly Eliza Ann Van Cooten<\/a> or Elizabeth Van Cooten nee van Tienen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nicholas Van Cooten received \u00a3287 10s 2d (5 enslaved) and British Guiana \u00a398 9s 11s (2 enslaved). This Nicholas is either Hendrik’s son<\/a> or Hendrik’s grandson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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