Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 36832 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Betsey and Polly | |
Flag | U.S.A. | |
Flag IMP | U.S.A. | |
Place constructed | ||
Year constructed | ||
Place registered | Bristol (RI) | |
Year registered | ||
Rig | Brig | |
Tonnage | 109 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 109 | |
Guns mounted | ||
Vessel owners | Wardwell, Nat Cory, Jos Wardwell, Samuel |
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Voyage Outcome | Particular outcome of voyage | Sold slaves in Americas - subsequent fate unknown |
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 (RI) |
First place of slave purchase | ||
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Africa, port unspecified | |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
First place of slave landing | Havana | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Havana | |
Place where voyage ended | ||
Region where voyage began IMP | Rhode Island | |
First region of slave purchase | ||
Second region of slave purchase | ||
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Other Africa | |
First region of slave landing | Cuba | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Cuba | |
Region where voyage ended | ||
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1806 |
Date voyage began | 1805-09-03 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1806-06-19 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | ||
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 289 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | 42 | |
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Cory, Joseph |
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 | 120 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 120 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 58 | |
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 | 58 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 32.7% |
Percentage women IMP | 17.3% | |
Percentage boys IMP | 40.4% | |
Percentage girls IMP | 9.6% | |
Percentage male IMP | 73.1% | |
Percentage children IMP | 50.0% | |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 62 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 52.0% | |
Source | Sources | Coughtry, 241-85: Coughtry, Jay, The Notorious Triangle: Rhode Island and the African Slave Trade, 1700-1807 (Philadelphia, 1981). Klein,Havana dataset: University of Wisconsin Library (Madison, Wisconsin, USA) Klein, Havana data-set, 1790-1820 BarciaDataset: Barcia, Manuel (University of Leeds), Dataset of slave vessels arriving in Cuba, 1790-1810 BHS,D'Wolf,MountHopeInsuranceBook: Bristol Historical and Preservation Society (Bristol, RI) |