Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 25318
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Catherine
Flag U.S.A.
Flag IMP U.S.A.
Place constructed New York
Year constructed 1730
Place registered New York
Year registered 1730
Rig Ship
Tonnage 120
Standardized tonnage IMP 218
Guns mounted 12
Vessel owners Walter, John
Schuyler, Arnot
Schuyler, Peter
Schuyler, Adoniah
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
First place of slave purchase Loango
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Loango
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Perth Amboy
Second place of slave landing New York
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Perth Amboy
Place where voyage ended
Region where voyage began IMP
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 New Jersey
Second region of slave landing New York
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP New Jersey
Region where voyage ended
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1733
Date voyage began 1732-09-06
Date trade began in Africa 1733-01-03
Date vessel departed Africa 1733-04-21
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1733-07-09
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 306
Middle passage (days) IMP 79
Captain and Crew Captain's name Farmer, Jasper
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 257
Total slaves embarked IMP 257
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 238
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 130
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing 100
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 238
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 19
Mortality rate IMP 7.4%
Source Sources Martin,57: Martin, Guillaume R., “The Transatlantic Slave Trade to New York: circa 1682-1774: A Case Study of a Minor Port,” MA dissertation (Queen’s University, Kingston, 2002)
Donnan,III,445,495,511:

Donnan, Elizabeth, ed., Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to the Americas, vol. III (Washington, DC, 1930)


DPB,33.08.28.: Daily Post Boy
foydatabase: Foy, Charlie (Rutgers University), New York Transatlantic Slave Trading Voyages Database.
NJHS, mss group 49, Journal of the Catherine:

New Jersey Historical Society (Newark, NJ)


StJEP,33.08.25.: Saint James’ Evening Post