| Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 75430 |
| Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
| Vessel name | Essex | |
| Flag | Great Britain | |
| Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
| Place constructed | ||
| Year constructed | ||
| Place registered | London | |
| Year registered | ||
| Rig | Buque | |
| Tonnage | 250 | |
| Standardized tonnage IMP | 365 | |
| Guns mounted | ||
| Vessel owners | South Sea Company Harris, Richard Smith, Nathaniel |
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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 | London |
| First place of slave purchase | West Central Africa and St. Helena, port unspecified | |
| Second place of slave purchase | ||
| Third place of slave purchase | ||
| Principal place of slave purchase IMP | West Central Africa and St. Helena, port unspecified | |
| Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
| First place of slave landing | Buenos Aires | |
| Second place of slave landing | ||
| Third place of slave landing | ||
| Principal place of slave landing IMP | Buenos Aires | |
| Place where voyage ended | London | |
| Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
| 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 | Rio de la Plata | |
| Second region of slave landing | ||
| Third region of slave landing | ||
| Principal region of slave landing IMP | Rio de la Plata | |
| Region where voyage ended | England and Wales | |
| Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1726 |
| Date voyage began | 1726-01-09 | |
| Date trade began in Africa | ||
| Date vessel departed Africa | ||
| Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1726-09-27 | |
| Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
| Date voyage completed | 1727-09-14 | |
| Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 273 | |
| Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
| Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Smith, Nathaniel |
| Crew at voyage outset | 53 | |
| Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
| Crew deaths during voyage | ||
| Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 400 |
| Slaves carried from first port of purchase | ||
| Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
| Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
| Total slaves embarked | ||
| Total slaves embarked IMP | 277 | |
| Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 245 | |
| 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 | 245 | |
| Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | |
| Percentage women IMP | ||
| Percentage boys IMP | ||
| Percentage girls IMP | ||
| Percentage male IMP | 65.5% | |
| Percentage children IMP | ||
| Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
| Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | ||
| Mortality rate IMP | ||
| Source | Sources | CO388/25: Colonial Office BNA (Kew) Add.mss,25501,242,289,293: British Library, Additional Manuscripts (London, UK) Add.mss,25502,f.166,174: British Library, Additional Manuscripts (London, UK) Add.mss,25503,95,142: British Library, Additional Manuscripts (London, UK) Add.mss,25567,232-38: British Library, Additional Manuscripts (London, UK) Palmer,117: Palmer, Colin, Human Cargoes: The British Slave Trade to Spanish America (Urbana, 1981). Studer: De Studer, Elena F. S., Trata de Negros en el Rio de la Plata Durante el Siglo XVII (Buenos Aires, 1984). HSA,JournalLogbookScotch: Hispanic Society of America (New York, New York, USA) “Journal and Logbook of an Anonymous Scotch Sailor held on his voyage from London to Jamaica, and From London to Madagascar and Buenos Ayres” ADM68/195,9v: Admiralty, National Archives (UK) AGI, Indiferente 2779: Archivo General de Indias (Sevilla) Add.mss,25562,219-20: British Library, Additional Manuscripts (London, UK) |