Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 25346 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Africa | |
Flag | U.S.A. | |
Flag IMP | U.S.A. | |
Place constructed | New York | |
Year constructed | 1760 | |
Place registered | Philadelphia | |
Year registered | 1764 | |
Rig | Brigantine | |
Tonnage | 20 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 38 | |
Guns mounted | ||
Vessel owners | Moore, Francis Miller, Jacob |
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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 | Philadelphia |
First place of slave purchase | Saint-Louis | |
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Saint-Louis | |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
First place of slave landing | Annapolis | |
Second place of slave landing | Delaware River | |
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Annapolis | |
Place where voyage ended | ||
Region where voyage began IMP | Pennsylvania | |
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 | Maryland | |
Second region of slave landing | New Jersey | |
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Maryland | |
Region where voyage ended | ||
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1764 |
Date voyage began | 1764-02-?? | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1764-08-09 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | ||
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | ||
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Beal, 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 | 99 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 81 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 49 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | 32 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
Total slaves disembarked IMP | 81 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 40.5% |
Percentage women IMP | 16.2% | |
Percentage boys IMP | 21.6% | |
Percentage girls IMP | 21.6% | |
Percentage male IMP | 62.2% | |
Percentage children IMP | 43.2% | |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | ||
Mortality rate IMP | ||
Source | Sources | Donnan,III,456: Donnan, Elizabeth, ed., Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to the Americas, vol. III (Washington, DC, 1930) Wax,1965,287: Wax, Darold, "Negro Imports into Pennsylvania, 1720-1766," Pennsylvania History, 32 (1965): 255-87. Walsh Maryland Database: Walsh, Lorena, Database of slave trading voyages to Maryland Donnan,IV,44-45: Donnan, Elizabeth, ed., Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to the Americas, vol. III (Washington, DC, 1930) |