Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 7661 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Amedie | |
Flag | U.S.A. | |
Flag IMP | U.S.A. | |
Place constructed | ||
Year constructed | ||
Place registered | Charleston | |
Year registered | ||
Rig | Brig | |
Tonnage | 111 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 111 | |
Guns mounted | ||
Vessel owners | Grove, Samuel Poe, de |
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Voyage Outcome | Particular outcome of voyage | Vice-Admiralty Court, Tortola, condemned |
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP | Slaves disembarked in Americas | |
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 | Charleston |
First place of slave purchase | Bonny | |
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Bonny | |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
First place of slave landing | Tortola, port unspecified | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Tortola, port unspecified | |
Place where voyage ended | ||
Region where voyage began IMP | South Carolina | |
First region of slave purchase | Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands | |
Second region of slave purchase | ||
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands | |
First region of slave landing | Tortola | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Tortola | |
Region where voyage ended | ||
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1807 |
Date voyage began | 1807-08-01 | |
Date trade began in Africa | 1807-09-12 | |
Date vessel departed Africa | 1807-11-01 | |
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1807-12-27 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | ||
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 148 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | 56 | |
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Robin, Martin Johnson, James |
Crew at voyage outset | 15 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | 12 | |
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 | 108 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 108 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 103 | |
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 | 103 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 34.7% |
Percentage women IMP | 12.2% | |
Percentage boys IMP | 28.6% | |
Percentage girls IMP | 24.5% | |
Percentage male IMP | 63.3% | |
Percentage children IMP | 53.1% | |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 5 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 5.0% | |
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