Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 36844
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name John
Flag U.S.A.
Flag IMP U.S.A.
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered Newport
Year registered
Rig Brig
Tonnage 146
Standardized tonnage IMP 146
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Perry, Sam
Perry, James
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 Newport
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 Rhode Island, port unspecified
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 Rhode Island
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1806
Date voyage began 1805-12-14
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1806-08-27
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1806-12-06
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 256
Middle passage (days) IMP 62
Captain and Crew Captain's name Bigley, John
Crew at voyage outset 11
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 161
Total slaves embarked IMP 161
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 134
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 134
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 49.4%
Percentage women IMP 35.4%
Percentage boys IMP 15.2%
Percentage girls IMP
Percentage male IMP 64.6%
Percentage children IMP 26.4%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 27
Mortality rate IMP 16.8%
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


BHS,D'Wolf,MountHopeInsuranceBook:

Bristol Historical and Preservation Society (Bristol, RI)


BarciaDataset: Barcia, Manuel (University of Leeds), Dataset of slave vessels arriving in Cuba, 1790-1810