Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 21904
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM
Vessel name Margaret
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed River Thames
Year constructed 1716
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage
Standardized tonnage IMP
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Bonham, Samuel
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Voyage completed as intended
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP Slaves disembarked in Americas
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP Not captured
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP Delivered slaves for original owners
African resistance
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP London
First place of slave purchase Bance/Bunce Island
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Bance/Bunce Island
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Annapolis
Second place of slave landing Londontowne
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Annapolis
Place where voyage ended London
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase Sierra Leone
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Sierra Leone
First region of slave landing Maryland
Second region of slave landing Maryland
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Maryland
Region where voyage ended England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1718
Date voyage began 1717-12-01
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1718-08-18
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1718-12-10
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 260
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Cassels, James
Crew at voyage outset
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked
Total slaves embarked IMP 141
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 117
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 108
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing 12
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 117
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 46.7%
Percentage women IMP 25.2%
Percentage boys IMP 17.8%
Percentage girls IMP 10.3%
Percentage male IMP 64.5%
Percentage children IMP 28.7%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP
Mortality rate IMP
Source Sources Flanagan, 230-47:

Flanagan, Charles M., Sweets of Independence: The James Carroll Daybook, 1714-1721 (College Park, University of Maryland, 2005)


LG,17.12..01.: London Gazette
Carroll Daybook: Georgetown University Libraries, Special Collections (Washington, DC, USA) Jesuit Provincial Archives, James Carroll Daybook (1714-21)
Walsh Maryland Database: Walsh, Lorena, Database of slave trading voyages to Maryland
PM,11.12.1718: Post Man