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Table containing data on forced laborers for the railroad (1920-
1923)
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| © 1999 by Jim Jones, Ph.D. |
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This file contains copies of "ordres de Route" issued by the Commandant du Cercle de Bamako for workers returning home at the end of their contracts. Each order is entitled "État nominatif des indigènes recruités pour le compte de Chemin de Fer regagnent leurs villages." After March 9, 1921, the orders are numbered consecutively. All are signed "Vu au départ, Bamako, le [DATE]. L'administrateur, Commandant du Cercle.
| Destination (Cercle) |
Correspondance number | Date | # of workers | Cost of travel per worker (francs) | Order number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mourdiah (Nara) | n/a | January 19, 1920 | 1 | 5 | n/a |
| Koulikoro | n/a | Feb. 26, 1920 | 20 | 0 | n/a |
| Sikasso | AG1580 | Feb. 27, 1920 | 25 | 7.5 | n/a |
| San | n/a | March 4, 1920 | 25 | 10 | n/a |
| Dédougou | AG2273 | March 18, 1920 | 24 | 15 | n/a |
| Dédougou | AG2469 | March 25, 1920 | 36 | 15 | n/a |
| Dédougou | AG2616 | April 8, 1920 | 11 | 15 | n/a |
| Banfora (Bobo Dioulasso) | n/a | April 29, 1920 | 10 | 10 | n/a |
| Banfora (Bobo Dioulasso) | AG3114 | April 30, 1920 | 45 | 10 | n/a |
| Banfora (Bobo Dioulasso) | n/a | May 4, 1920 | 46 | 10 | n/a |
| Banfora (Bobo Dioulasso) | n/a | May 5, 1920 | 45 | 10 | n/a |
| Kaya | AG3305 | May 8, 1920 | 22 | 15 | n/a |
| Ouagadougou | AG3305 | May 10, 1920 | 24 | 15 | n/a |
| Kaya | n/a | May 12, 1920 | 11 | 15 | n/a |
| Ouagadougou | n/a | May 12, 1920 | 22 | 15 | n/a |
| Kaya | n/a | May 12, 1920 | 47 | 15 | n/a |
| Ouagadougou | AG3463 | May 13, 1920 | 48 | 15 | n/a |
| Kati (Bamako) | AG3951 | June 1, 1920 | 68 | 0 | n/a |
| Bamako | n/a | June 4, 1920 | 10 | 0 | n/a |
| Bamako | AG4142 | June 7, 1920 | 19 | 0 | n/a |
| Mourdiah (Nara) | AG4325 | June 21, 1920 | 22 (3 women) | n/a | n/a |
| Ballé (Nara) | AG5036 | July 13, 1920 | 24 | 7 | n/a |
| Koulikoro | AG6316 | Sept. 2, 1920 | 16 | 0 | n/a |
| Sikasso | AG6854 | Sept. 18, 1920 | 20 | 7.5 | n/a |
| Koutiala | AG7022 | Sept. 27, 1920 | 25 | 7.5 | n/a |
| Dédougou | AG7713 | Oct. 15, 1920 | 27 | 12 | n/a |
| Dédougou | AG7799 | Oct. 19, 1920 | 19 | 12 | n/a |
| Bamako | AG | Nov. 9, 1920 | 9 | 0 | n/a |
| Ouagadougou | AG9322 | Dec. 9, 1920 | 23 | 15 | n/a |
| Kaya | AG9332 | Dec. 9, 1920 | 57 | 15 | n/a |
| Ouagadougou | AG9322 | Dec. 9, 1920 | 46 | 15 | n/a |
| Ouagadougou | AG9334 | Dec. 11, 1920 | 28 | 15 | n/a |
| Nara | AG1203 | Feb. 7, 1921 | 17 | 7.5 | n/a |
| Koulikoro | AG1752 | March 3, 1921 | 13 | 0 | n/a |
| Sikasso | AG1868 | March 9, 1921 | 24 | 7.5 | 1 |
| Bobo Dioulasso | AG2050 | March 14, 1921 | 67 | 10 | 2 |
| Bobo Dioulasso | AG2115 | March 16, 1921 | 19 | 10 | 3 |
| Bobo Dioulasso | AG2115 | March 17, 1921 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
| Bobo Dioulasso | AG2169 | March 19, 1921 | 22 | 10 | 5 |
| Bobo Dioulasso | AG | March 19, 1921 | 24 | 10 | 6 |
| Bobo Dioulasso | AG2185 | March 21, 1921 | 25 | 10 | 7 |
| Koutiala | AG2185 | March 21, 1921 | 26 | 5 | 8 |
| Bobo Dioulasso | AG2318 | March 25, 1921 | 29 | 10 | 9 |
| Nara | AG2405 | March 27, 1921 | 8 | 7 (3 deserters received 0) | 10 |
| Bobo Dioulasso | AG2405 | March 29, 1921 | 65 | 10 | 11 |
| Banamba (Bamako) | AG2405 | March 29, 1921 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| Kolokani (Bamako) | AG2405 | March 29, 1921 | 16 | 0 | 12 |
| Kati (Bamako) | AG2405 | March 29, 1921 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
| Kati (Bamako) | AG2606 | April 2, 1921 | 30 | 0 | 14 |
| Bobo Dioulasso | AG2830 | April 11, 1921 | 3 | 10 | 15 |
| Nara | AE3015 | April 18, 1921 | 23 | 7 | 16 |
| Dédougou | AE3805 | May 6, 1921 | 53 | 20 | 17 |
| Dédougou | n/a | May 6, 1921 | 21 | 15 | 18 |
| Ouagadougou | n/a | May 6, 1921 | 44 | 15 | 19 |
| Koulikoro | n/a | May 6, 1921 | 21 | 0 | 20 |
| Dédougou | AE3832 | May 9, 1921 | 31 | 20 | 21 |
| Ouagadougou | n/a | May 9, 1921 | 27 | 15 | 22 |
| Bamako | AE3876 | May 10, 1921 | 11 | 0 | 23 |
| Koulikoro | n/a | May 10, 1921 | 34 | 0 | 24 |
| Kolokani (Bamako) | AE4706 | June 3, 1921 | 45 | 0 | 25 |
| Ouagadougou | AE5466 | June 27, 1921 | 22 | 15 | 26 |
| San | AE6083 | July 15, 1921 | 23 | 10 | 27 |
| Nara | AE | Aug. 23, 1921 | 13 | 7.5 | 29 |
| Koutiala | n/a | Aug. 25, 1921 | 19 | 5 | 30 |
| Koulikoro | AE7492 | Sept. 1, 1921 | 20 | 0 | 31 |
| Sikasso | AE7610 | Sept. 5, 1921 | 23 | 7.5 | 32 |
| Bafoulabé | AE7667 | Sept. 9, 1921 | 55 | 0 | 33 |
| Bafoulabé | AE7796 | Sept. 12, 1921 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
| Koutiala | AE7980 | Sept. 17, 1921 | 1 | 5 | 35 |
| Bamako | AE8091 | Sept. 24, 1921 | 97 | 0 | 36 |
| Bamako | AE8091 | Sept. 24, 1921 | 44 | 0 | 37 |
| Bamako | n/a | Sept. 26, 1921 | 40 | 0 | 38 |
| Mourdiah (Nara) | n/a | Oct. 14, 1921 | 9 | 4 | 39 |
| Nara | n/a | Oct. 14, 1921 | 7 | 7.5 | 40 |
| Koutiala | n/a | Nov. 9, 1921 | 16 | 5 | 41 |
| Mopti | n/a | Nov. 9, 1921 | 4 | 5 | 42 |
| Bobo Dioulasso | AE9997 | Nov. 10, 1921 | 1 | 5 | 43 |
| Koutiala | n/a | Nov. 12, 1921 | 8 | 5 | 44 |
| Mopti | n/a | Nov. 12, 1921 | 4 | 5 | 45 |
| Koutiala | n/a | Nov. 14, 1921 | 40 | 5 | 46 |
| Nara | n/a | Nov. 17, 1921 | 13 | 5 | 47 |
| Koulikoro | n/a | Nov. 18, 1921 | 106 | 0 | 48 |
| Koutiala | n/a | Nov. 18, 1921 | 142 | 5 | 49 |
| Koulikoro | n/a | Nov. 19, 1921 | 15 | 0 | 50 |
| Kita | n/a | Nov. 19, 1921 | 43 | 0 | 51 |
| Mopti | n/a | Nov. 19, 1921 | 4 | 5 | 52 |
| Kita | n/a | Nov. 24, 1921 | 42 | 0 | 53 |
| Nara | n/a | Nov. 26, 1921 | 28 | 7.5 | 54 |
| Kita | n/a | Nov. 26, 1921 | 5 | 0 | 55 |
| Kolokani (Bamako) | n/a | Dec. 7, 1921 | 43 | 0 | 56 |
| Bafoulabé | n/a | Dec. 14, 1921 | 16 | 0 | 57 |
| Bafoulabé | n/a | Dec. 15, 1921 | 49 | 0 | 58 |
| Bafoulabé | n/a | Dec. 19, 1921 | 25 | 0 | 59 |
| Koulikoro | n/a | Dec. 19, 1921 | 4 | 0 | 60 |
| Bafoulabé | n/a | Dec. 21, 1921 | 46 | 0 | 61 |
| Kita | n/a | Dec. 21, 1921 | 14 | 0 | 62 |
| San | n/a | Jan. 21, 1922 | 20 | 8 | 1 |
| Mourdiah (Nara) | n/a | Jan. 21, 1922 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| Koulikoro | n/a | Jan. 21, 1922 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Koutiala | n/a | Jan. 31, 1922 | 14 | 5 | 4 |
| Nara | n/a | Feb. 18, 1922 | 16 | 5 | 7 |
| Koutiala | n/a | Feb. 18, 1922 | 15 | 5 | 8 |
| Koutiala | AE1962 | Feb. 23, 1922 | 23 | 5 | 9 |
| Sikasso | AE2259 | March 2, 1922 | 12 | 7.5 | 10 |
| Koulikoro | n/a | March 4, 1922 | 20 | 0 | 11 |
| Sikasso | n/a | March 4, 1922 | 22 | 7.5 | 12 |
| Sikasso | AE2359 | March 6, 1922 | 55 | 7.5 | 13 |
| Sikasso | n/a | March 7, 1922 | 13 | 7.5 | 14 |
| Bougouni | n/a | March 7, 1922 | 50 | 3.5 | 15 |
| Kita | n/a | March 21, 1922 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| Bamako | AE3036 | March 25, 1922 | 90 | 0 | 17 |
| Bamako | n/a | April 5, 1922 | 15 | 0 | 18 |
| Bamako | n/a | April 8, 1922 | 27 | 0 | 19 |
| Mourdiah (Nara) | n/a | April 8, 1922 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
| Bamako | AE3537 | April 10, 1922 | 31 | 0 | 21 |
| Bamako | AE3585 | April 13, 1922 | 20 | 0 | 22 |
| Nara | n/a | April 13, 1922 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
| Bafoulabé | AE3773 | April 20, 1922 | 23 | 0 | 24 |
| Koulikoro | n/a | April 28, 1922 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| Bougouni | 1401KN | May 6, 1922 | 11 | 3.5 | 26 |
| Bafoulabé | AE | May 8, 1922 | 8 | 0 | 27 |
| Nara | 1688KN | May 27, 1922 | 30 | 7.5 | 28 |
| Kita | 1738KN | May 31, 1922 | 5 | 0 | 29 |
| Koulikoro | 1821KN | June 6, 1922 | 13 | 0 | 30 |
| Koulikoro | 1822KN | June 6, 1922 | 48 | 0 | 31 |
| Koulikoro | n/a | June 5, 1922 | 25 | 0 | 33 |
| Bafoulabé | 1823KN | June 7, 1922 | 18 | 0 | 32 |
| Kolokani (Bamako) | n/a | June 9, 1922 | 44 | 2 | 34 |
| Koulikoro | 1944KN | June 13, 1922 | 15 | 0 | 35 |
| Koutiala | 1944KN | June 14, 1922 | 1 | 5 | 36 |
| Kita | 2055KN | June 17, 1922 | 4 | 0 | 37 |
| Koutiala | 2102KN | June 21, 1922 | 21 | 5 | 38 |
| Bafoulabé | 2156KN | June 24, 1922 | 15 | 0 | 39 |
| Koutiala | 2156KN | June 24, 1922 | 21 | 5 | 40 |
| Koutiala | 2156KN | June 24, 1922 | 42 | 5 | 41 |
| Koutiala | 2168KN | June 26, 1922 | 11 | 5 | 42 |
| Koutiala | n/a | July 26, 1922 | 8 | 5 | 43 |
| Koutiala | n/a | July 26, 1922 | 31 | 5 | 44 |
| Koutiala | 2597KN | July 28, 1922 | 49 | 5 | 45 |
| Koutiala | 2620KN | July 29, 1922 | 10 | 5 | 46 |
| Koutiala | 2620KN | July 29, 1922 | 18 | 5 | 47 |
| Bamako | n/a | Aug. 5, 1922 | 1 | 0 | 48 |
| Koutiala | n/a | Aug. 8, 1922 | 32 | 5 | 49 |
| Koutiala | n/a | Aug. 9, 1922 | 21 | 5 | 50 |
| Koutiala | n/a | Aug. 9, 1922 | 4 | 5 | 51 |
| Koutiala | n/a | Aug. 14, 1922 | 16 | 5 | 52 |
| Koutiala | n/a | Aug. 16, 1922 | 11 | 5 | 53 |
| Koulikoro | n/a | Aug. 17, 1922 | 2 | 0 | 54 |
| Nara | n/a | Aug. 18, 1922 | 14 | 7.5 | 55 |
| Koutiala | n/a | Aug. 22, 1922 | 3 | 5 | 56 |
| Bougouni | n/a | Aug. 30, 1922 | 13 | 3.5 | 57 |
| San | n/a | Aug. 31, 1922 | 20 | 7.5 | 58 |
| Sikasso | n/a | Sept. 4, 1922 | 25 | 7.5 | 59 |
| Bougouni | n/a | Sept. 4, 1922 | 24 | 3.5 | 60 |
| Sikasso | n/a | Sept. 4, 1922 | 22 | 7.5 | 61 |
| Bougouni | n/a | Sept. 6, 1922 | 10 | 3.5 | 62 |
| Sikasso | n/a | Sept. 7, 1922 | 45 | 7.5 | 63 |
| Sikasso | n/a | Sept. 9, 1922 | 13 | 7.5 | 64 |
| Sikasso | n/a | Sept. 19, 1922 | 1 | 7.5 | 65 |
| Bamako | n/a | Sept. 26, 1922 | 37 | 0 | 66 |
| Bamako | n/a | Sept. 28, 1922 | 5 | 0 | 67 |
| Bamako | n/a | Oct. 3, 1922 | 22 | 0 | 68 |
| Bamako | AE9471 | Oct. 3, 1922 | 30 | 0 | 69 |
| Bamako | n/a | Oct. 6, 1922 | 18 | 0 | 70 |
| Bamako | n/a | Oct. 10, 1922 | 14 | 0 | 71 |
| Bafoulabé | n/a | Oct. 12, 1922 | 13 | 0 | 72 |
| Bamako | n/a | Oct. 12, 1922 | 20 | 0 | 73 |
| Bamako | n/a | Oct. 17, 1922 | 18 | 0 | 74 |
| Bamako | n/a | Oct. 17, 1922 | 20 | 0 | 75 |
| Bamako | n/a | Oct. 17, 1922 | 10 | 0 | 76 |
| Bougouni | n/a | Nov. 8, 1922 | 12 | 3.5 | 78 |
| Koutiala | n/a | Nov. 9, 1922 | 1 | 10 | 77 |
| Nara | n/a | Nov. 22, 1922 | 3 | 7.5 | 79 |
| Mourdiah (Nara) | n/a | Nov. 22, 1922 | 9 | 4 | 80 |
| Nara | n/a | Nov. 22, 1922 | 19 | 7.5 | 81 |
| Mourdiah (Nara) | n/a | Nov. 22, 1922 | 10 | 4 | 81 |
| Bafoulabé | n/a | Nov. 22, 1922 | 2 | 0 | 82 |
| Kita | n/a | Nov. 22, 1922 | 33 | 0 | 83 |
| Bafoulabé | n/a | Nov. 23, 1922 | 22 | 0 | 84 |
| Koulikoro | n/a | Nov. 25, 1922 | 21 | 0 | 85 |
| Kita | n/a | Nov. 25, 1922 | 10 | 0 | 86 |
| Koulikoro | n/a | Nov. 27, 1922 | 52 | 0 | 87 |
| Bamako | n/a | Nov. 27, 1922 | 10 | 0 | 88 |
| Koulikoro | n/a | Nov. 27, 1922 | 5 | 0 | 89 |
| Bafoulabé | n/a | Nov. 28, 1922 | 7 | 0 | 90 |
| Bamako | n/a | Nov. 30, 1922 | 6 | 0 | 91 |
| Koulikoro | n/a | Nov. 30, 1922 | 1 | 0 | 92 |
| Koulikoro | n/a | Nov. 30, 1922 | 42 | 0 | 93 |
| Nara | n/a | Dec. 1, 1922 | 1 | 7.5 | 94 |
| Koulikoro | n/a | Dec. 4, 1922 | 1 | 0 | 95 |
| Koulikoro | n/a | Dec. 6, 1922 | 19 | 0 | 96 |
| Kolokani (Bamako) | n/a | Dec. 8, 1922 | 32 | 2 | 97 |
| Koutiala | n/a | Dec. 11, 1922 | 26 | 10 | 98 |
| Kolokani (Bamako) | n/a | Dec. 11, 1922 | 13 | 2 | 99 |
| Koutiala | n/a | Dec. 18, 1922 | 45 | 10 | 100 |
| Bafoulabé | n/a | Dec. 18, 1922 | 10 | 0 | 101 |
| Bafoulabé | n/a | Dec. 18, 1922 | 5 | 0 | 102 |
| Koutiala | n/a | Dec. 18, 1922 | 24 | 10 | 103 |
| Koutiala | n/a | Dec. 22, 1922 | 14 | 10 | 104 |
| Koutiala | n/a | Dec. 22, 1922 | 10 | 10 | 105 |
| Koutiala | n/a | Dec. 22, 1922 | 15 | 10 | 106 |
| Bafoulabé | n/a | Dec. 22, 1922 | 12 | 0 | 107 |
| Koutiala | n/a | Dec. 22, 1922 | 19 | 10 | 108 |
| Koulikoro | n/a | Dec. 26, 1922 | 3 | 0 | 109 |
| Nara | n/a | Dec. 27, 1922 | 1 | 7.5 | 108bis |
| Koutiala | n/a | Dec. 27, 1922 | 31 | 10 | 110 |
| Koutiala | n/a | Dec. 27, 1922 | 31 | 10 | 111 |
| Koutiala | n/a | Dec. 27, 1922 | 20 | 10 | 112 |
| Bamako | 41KN | Dec. 29, 1922 | 1 | 0 | 117 |
| Koulikoro | 20KN | Jan. 6, 1923 | 1 | 0 | 116 |
| Koulikoro | n/a | Jan. 10, 1923 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Koutiala | 49KN | Jan. 12, 1923 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| Koutiala | 88KN | Jan. 22, 1923 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| Koutiala | 99KN | Jan. 26, 1923 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
| Koutiala | 111KN | Jan. 29, 1923 | 13 | 5 | 5 |
| Koutiala | 111KN | Jan. 29, 1923 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| Koutiala | 111KN | Feb. 10, 1923 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Koutiala | AE1802 | Feb. 10, 1923 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| Nara | AE1775 | Feb. 12, 1923 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 |