| Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 16914 |
| Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
| Vessel name | Post Boy | |
| Flag | Great Britain | |
| Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
| Place constructed | British Americas, port unspecified | |
| Year constructed | ||
| Place registered | ||
| Year registered | ||
| Rig | Ship | |
| Tonnage | 90 | |
| Standardized tonnage IMP | 164 | |
| Guns mounted | 4 | |
| Vessel owners | Jenys, Thomas* | |
| 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 | Bristol |
| First place of slave purchase | Calabar | |
| Second place of slave purchase | ||
| Third place of slave purchase | ||
| Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Calabar | |
| Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
| First place of slave landing | Jamaica, place unspecified | |
| Second place of slave landing | ||
| Third place of slave landing | ||
| Principal place of slave landing IMP | Jamaica, place unspecified | |
| Place where voyage ended | Bristol | |
| Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
| First region of slave purchase | Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands | |
| Second region of slave purchase | ||
| Third region of slave purchase | ||
| Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands | |
| First region of slave landing | Jamaica | |
| Second region of slave landing | ||
| Third region of slave landing | ||
| Principal region of slave landing IMP | Jamaica | |
| Region where voyage ended | England and Wales | |
| Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1737 |
| Date voyage began | 1737-04-18 | |
| Date trade began in Africa | ||
| Date vessel departed Africa | ||
| Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1737-11-22 | |
| Date vessel departed for homeport | 1738-02-23 | |
| Date voyage completed | 1738-04-08 | |
| Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 218 | |
| Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
| Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Lyddon, Benjamin |
| Crew at voyage outset | 28 | |
| 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 | 340 | |
| Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | ||
| Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 282 | |
| Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | ||
| Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
| Total slaves disembarked IMP | 282 | |
| Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | |
| Percentage women IMP | ||
| Percentage boys IMP | ||
| Percentage girls IMP | ||
| Percentage male IMP | ||
| Percentage children IMP | ||
| Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
| Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | ||
| Mortality rate IMP | ||
| Source | Sources | JRL, English MS, 1390, 1, f. 11v: John Rylands University Library (Manchester, UK) Richardson,II: Richardson, David, Bristol, Africa and the Eighteenth Century Slave Trade to America 1698-1807, 4 volumes (Bristol, 1986-1997) PB,38.04.11.: Post Boy BRO,P/Xch/D/23,1738.04.26: Bristol Record Office |