Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 4829
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Marghareta (a) Mariquita
Flag U.S.A.
Flag IMP U.S.A.
Place constructed Newbury
Year constructed 1858
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Schooner
Tonnage 153
Standardized tonnage IMP 153
Guns mounted
Vessel owners
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Vice-Admiralty Court, St.Helena, condemned
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP Slaves disembarked in Old World
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP British
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP Original goal thwarted (human agency)
African resistance
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP New York
First place of slave purchase Congo River
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Congo River
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing St. Helena
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP St. Helena
Place where voyage ended
Region where voyage began IMP New York
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 West Central Africa and St. Helena
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP West Central Africa and St. Helena
Region where voyage ended
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1863
Date voyage began
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa 1863-03-17
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1863-03-23
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 Lewis, Johanna
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 473
Total slaves embarked IMP 473
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 459
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 459
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP
Percentage women IMP
Percentage boys IMP
Percentage girls IMP
Percentage male IMP 80.2%
Percentage children IMP
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 14
Mortality rate IMP 3.0%
Source Sources IUP,ST,49/A/53/100: Great Britain, Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vols. 1-90 (Shannon, 1969-74).
FO84/1197,Firmine,63.04.27,enc:

British National Archives (Kew), Foreign Office