| Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 15005 |
| Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
| Vessel name | Postillion | |
| Flag | Great Britain | |
| Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
| Place constructed | ||
| Year constructed | ||
| Place registered | ||
| Year registered | ||
| Rig | ||
| Tonnage | 97 | |
| Standardized tonnage IMP | 68 | |
| Guns mounted | ||
| Vessel owners | Royal African Company | |
| 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 | Slave insurrection | |
| Voyage Itinerary | Place where voyage began IMP | London |
| First place of slave purchase | Gambia | |
| Second place of slave purchase | ||
| Third place of slave purchase | ||
| Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Gambia | |
| Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
| First place of slave landing | Virginia, port unspecified | |
| Second place of slave landing | ||
| Third place of slave landing | ||
| Principal place of slave landing IMP | Virginia, port unspecified | |
| Place where voyage ended | Milford Haven | |
| Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
| First region of slave purchase | Senegambia and offshore Atlantic | |
| Second region of slave purchase | ||
| Third region of slave purchase | ||
| Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Senegambia and offshore Atlantic | |
| First region of slave landing | Virginia | |
| Second region of slave landing | ||
| Third region of slave landing | ||
| Principal region of slave landing IMP | Virginia | |
| Region where voyage ended | England and Wales | |
| Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1704 |
| Date voyage began | 1704-02-07 | |
| Date trade began in Africa | 1704-03-03 | |
| Date vessel departed Africa | 1704-06-11 | |
| Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1704-08-30 | |
| Date vessel departed for homeport | 1704-11-10 | |
| Date voyage completed | 1704-12-31 | |
| Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 205 | |
| Middle passage (days) IMP | 80 | |
| Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Tozer, John |
| Crew at voyage outset | ||
| Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
| Crew deaths during voyage | 6 | |
| Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 150 |
| Slaves carried from first port of purchase | ||
| Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
| Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
| Total slaves embarked | 100 | |
| Total slaves embarked IMP | 100 | |
| Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 81 | |
| Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 69 | |
| Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | ||
| Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
| Total slaves disembarked IMP | 81 | |
| Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 97.5% |
| Percentage women IMP | 1.2% | |
| Percentage boys IMP | 1.2% | |
| Percentage girls IMP | ||
| Percentage male IMP | 98.8% | |
| Percentage children IMP | 1.2% | |
| Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | 34.31 | |
| Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 19 | |
| Mortality rate IMP | 19.0% | |
| Source | Sources | T70/13,71: British National Archives (Kew) T70/952,15-7,22-3: British National Archives (Kew) T70/920: British National Archives (Kew) Donnan,IV,173: Donnan, Elizabeth, ed., Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to the Americas, vol. III (Washington, DC, 1930) T70/14,40: British National Archives (Kew) T70/175,179,158: British National Archives (Kew) Minch,15: Minchinton, Walter E., Celia King, and Peter Waite (eds.), Virginia Slave Trade Statistics, 1698-1775 (Richmond, 1984). T70/353,88,90: British National Archives (Kew) LL,222: House of Lords Record Office (London, UK) Lloyds’ Lists, 1702-04 |