Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 76500
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Samuel
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed British plantations
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Sloop
Tonnage 40
Standardized tonnage IMP 74
Guns mounted 4
Vessel owners Betteress, Samuel
Allen, William*
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 Slave insurrection
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP London
First place of slave purchase Sierra Leone, port unspecified
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Sierra Leone estuary
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Barbados, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Barbados, place unspecified
Place where voyage ended London
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase Sierra Leone
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Sierra Leone
First region of slave landing Barbados
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Barbados
Region where voyage ended England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1718
Date voyage began 1717-07-24
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1718-02-12
Date vessel departed for homeport 1718-03-13
Date voyage completed 1718-??-??
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 203
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Longbotham, Edmund
Crew at voyage outset 16
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
Total slaves embarked IMP 133
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 119
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 119
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 60.8%
Percentage women IMP 10.8%
Percentage boys IMP 20.3%
Percentage girls IMP 8.1%
Percentage male IMP 81.1%
Percentage children IMP 28.4%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP
Mortality rate IMP
Source Sources CO390/7:

Colonial Office BNA (Kew)


CO33/15,5,11,63:

Colonial Office BNA (Kew)


NYPL,Hall,pp.38,52,57-8,64,154,158: New York Public Library, Archives and Manuscripts (New York, New York, USA) ZL-262, Hugh Hall, Jr. diary, 1714-1717