| Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 36863 |
| Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
| Vessel name | Union | |
| Flag | U.S.A. | |
| Flag IMP | U.S.A. | |
| Place constructed | ||
| Year constructed | ||
| Place registered | Newport | |
| Year registered | ||
| Rig | Ship | |
| Tonnage | 189 | |
| Standardized tonnage IMP | 189 | |
| Guns mounted | ||
| Vessel owners | Seixas, Moses Easton, Edw Price, John (Jr) Price, Wm |
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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 | Rhode Island, port unspecified |
| First place of slave purchase | Gold Coast, port unspecified | |
| Second place of slave purchase | ||
| Third place of slave purchase | ||
| Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Gold Coast, port unspecified | |
| Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
| First place of slave landing | Charleston | |
| Second place of slave landing | ||
| Third place of slave landing | ||
| Principal place of slave landing IMP | Charleston | |
| Place where voyage ended | Rhode Island, port unspecified | |
| Region where voyage began IMP | Rhode Island | |
| First region of slave purchase | Gold Coast | |
| Second region of slave purchase | ||
| Third region of slave purchase | ||
| Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Gold Coast | |
| First region of slave landing | South Carolina | |
| Second region of slave landing | ||
| Third region of slave landing | ||
| Principal region of slave landing IMP | South Carolina | |
| Region where voyage ended | Rhode Island | |
| Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1807 |
| Date voyage began | 1806-05-10 | |
| Date trade began in Africa | ||
| Date vessel departed Africa | ||
| Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1807-01-19 | |
| Date vessel departed for homeport | 1807-02-23 | |
| Date voyage completed | 1807-03-14 | |
| Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 254 | |
| Middle passage (days) IMP | 83 | |
| Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Manchester, James |
| 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 | 188 | |
| Total slaves embarked IMP | 188 | |
| Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 168 | |
| 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 | 168 | |
| 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 | 20 | |
| Mortality rate IMP | 11.0% | |
| Source | Sources | Coughtry, 241-85: Coughtry, Jay, The Notorious Triangle: Rhode Island and the African Slave Trade, 1700-1807 (Philadelphia, 1981). Donnan,III,390: Donnan, Elizabeth, ed., Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to the Americas, vol. III (Washington, DC, 1930) Donnan,IV,523: Donnan, Elizabeth, ed., Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to the Americas, vol. III (Washington, DC, 1930) McMillin: McMillin, James A., The Final Victims: The Foreign Slave Trade to North America, 1783-1810 (Columbia, SC., 2004), CD-ROM insert. BHS,D'Wolf,MountHopeInsuranceBook: Bristol Historical and Preservation Society (Bristol, RI) |