Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 2097
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Paquete de Benguela (a) Idália
Flag Portugal
Flag IMP Portugal / Brazil
Place constructed USA, location unspecified
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Bergantim
Tonnage 70
Standardized tonnage IMP 70
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Teixeira, José Joaquim
Teixeira, Manoel Joaquim
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Court of Mixed Commission, Rio de Janeiro, condemned
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP Slaves disembarked in Americas
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP British
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP Original goal thwarted (human agency)
African resistance
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP Rio de Janeiro
First place of slave purchase Benguela
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Benguela
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Rio de Janeiro
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Rio de Janeiro
Place where voyage ended
Region where voyage began IMP Southeast Brazil
First region of slave purchase West Central Africa and St. Helena
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP West Central Africa and St. Helena
First region of slave landing Southeast Brazil
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Southeast Brazil
Region where voyage ended
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1840
Date voyage began 1840-03-20
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa 1840-07-29
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1840-08-31
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 164
Middle passage (days) IMP 33
Captain and Crew Captain's name Nunes, F P
Crew at voyage outset 14
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 306
Total slaves embarked IMP 306
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 289
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 289
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 21.1%
Percentage women IMP 18.6%
Percentage boys IMP 38.6%
Percentage girls IMP 21.8%
Percentage male IMP 59.6%
Percentage children IMP 61.6%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 17
Mortality rate IMP 6.0%
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Great Britain, Parliamentary Papers: 1777, Accounts and Papers, No 9 1788, XXII 1789, XXIV, XXV, XXVI 1790, XXIX, XXX, XXXI 1790-91, XXXIV 1792, XXXV 1795-96, XLII 1798-99, XLVIII 1799 XLVIII 1801-2, IV 1803-4, X 1806, XII 1813-14, XII 1816, VII 1823, XIX 1825, XXVII, XXIX 1826, XXIX 1826-7, XXII, XXVI 1828, XXVI 1829, XXVI 1830, X 1831, XIX 1831-32, XLVII 1842, XLIV 1845,XLIX 1847-8, XXII 1852-3, XXXIX


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Great Britain, Parliamentary Papers: 1777, Accounts and Papers, No 9 1788, XXII 1789, XXIV, XXV, XXVI 1790, XXIX, XXX, XXXI 1790-91, XXXIV 1792, XXXV 1795-96, XLII 1798-99, XLVIII 1799 XLVIII 1801-2, IV 1803-4, X 1806, XII 1813-14, XII 1816, VII 1823, XIX 1825, XXVII, XXIX 1826, XXIX 1826-7, XXII, XXVI 1828, XXVI 1829, XXVI 1830, X 1831, XIX 1831-32, XLVII 1842, XLIV 1845,XLIX 1847-8, XXII 1852-3, XXXIX