Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 4284 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Putnam (a) Echo | |
Flag | U.S.A. | |
Flag IMP | U.S.A. | |
Place constructed | Baltimore | |
Year constructed | 1845 | |
Place registered | New Orleans | |
Year registered | ||
Rig | Brig | |
Tonnage | 197 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 197 | |
Guns mounted | ||
Vessel owners | Reis, Cunha | |
Voyage Outcome | Particular outcome of voyage | Captured by United States with slaves |
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP | Slaves disembarked in Old World | |
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP | US | |
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP | Original goal thwarted (human agency) | |
African resistance | Slave insurrection | |
Voyage Itinerary | Place where voyage began IMP | Havana |
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 | Liberia | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Liberia | |
Place where voyage ended | ||
Region where voyage began IMP | Cuba | |
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 | Windward Coast | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Windward Coast | |
Region where voyage ended | ||
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1858 |
Date voyage began | 1858-02-08 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1858-08-21 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | ||
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 194 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Townsend, Edward C |
Crew at voyage outset | 20 | |
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 | 450 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 450 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 306 | |
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 | 306 | |
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 | 144 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 32.0% | |
Source | Sources | ADM123/179,Grey,59.11.04,enc: Admiralty, National Archives (Kew) Howard,214-62: Howard, Warren S., American Slaves and Federal Law, 1837-1862 (Berkeley, CA, 1963) IUP,ST,46/A/8: Great Britain, Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vols. 1-90 (Shannon, 1969-74). IUP,ST,45/A/24: Great Britain, Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vols. 1-90 (Shannon, 1969-74). HED,36-2,7:190,201,516: United States Congress, House Executive Document, 27-1, 34; 30-2, 671; 35-2, 104; 36-2, 7. FO313/63,p.35: Foreign Office, BNA (Kew) |