Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 75596 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Hamilton | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | ||
Year constructed | ||
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | ||
Tonnage | 120 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 85 | |
Guns mounted | 4 | |
Vessel owners | Royal African Company | |
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 | Anomabu | |
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Anomabu | |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
First place of slave landing | Jamaica, place unspecified | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Jamaica, place unspecified | |
Place where voyage ended | London | |
Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
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 | Jamaica | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Jamaica | |
Region where voyage ended | England and Wales | |
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1722 |
Date voyage began | 1721-10-25 | |
Date trade began in Africa | 1722-04-07 | |
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1722-12-05 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | 1723-01-01 | |
Date voyage completed | 1723-03-05 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 406 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | 92 | |
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Buchanan, Jno. |
Crew at voyage outset | 22 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
Crew deaths during voyage | ||
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 250 |
Slaves carried from first port of purchase | 212 | |
Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
Total slaves embarked | 212 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 212 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 198 | |
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 | 198 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 52.0% |
Percentage women IMP | 15.7% | |
Percentage boys IMP | 26.8% | |
Percentage girls IMP | 5.6% | |
Percentage male IMP | 78.8% | |
Percentage children IMP | 32.3% | |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 14 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 6.6% | |
Source | Sources | JRL, English MS, 1390, 1, f. 6r: John Rylands University Library (Manchester, UK) CO390/7: Colonial Office BNA (Kew) CO388/25,376,379: Colonial Office BNA (Kew) T70/1515: British National Archives (Kew) C113/285,f.77: British National Archives, Chancery Records, Various Six Clerks, Series I, 1715-1758 (Kew, UK) T70/922,138-40: British National Archives (Kew) Galenson,164: Galenson, David, Traders, Planters and Slaves: Market Behaviour in Early English America (Cambridge, 1986). T70/1225: British National Archives (Kew) T70/7,f.29v: British National Archives (Kew) CO137/14/pt1,f.247: Colonial Office BNA (Kew) |