| Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 82699 |
| Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
| Vessel name | Mercury | |
| Flag | Great Britain | |
| Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
| Place constructed | Liverpool | |
| Year constructed | 1788 | |
| Place registered | London | |
| Year registered | 1795 | |
| Rig | Ship | |
| Tonnage | 224 | |
| Standardized tonnage IMP | 224 | |
| Guns mounted | ||
| Vessel owners | Collow, William Barnard, Daniel Wheeler, Charles John Higginson, Edmund |
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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 | Cape Coast Castle | |
| Second place of slave purchase | Anomabu | |
| Third place of slave purchase | Accra | |
| Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Gold Coast, port unspecified | |
| Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
| First place of slave landing | St. Vincent, port unspecified | |
| Second place of slave landing | Martinique, place unspecified | |
| Third place of slave landing | ||
| Principal place of slave landing IMP | Caribbean (colony 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 | Gold Coast | |
| Third region of slave purchase | Gold Coast | |
| Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Gold Coast | |
| First region of slave landing | St. Vincent | |
| Second region of slave landing | Martinique | |
| Third region of slave landing | ||
| Principal region of slave landing IMP | Other Caribbean | |
| Region where voyage ended | England and Wales | |
| Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1796 |
| Date voyage began | 1795-11-05 | |
| Date trade began in Africa | 1796-03-08 | |
| Date vessel departed Africa | ||
| Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1796-06-?? | |
| Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
| Date voyage completed | 1796-10-10 | |
| Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | ||
| Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
| Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Galloway, Andrew |
| Crew at voyage outset | ||
| Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
| Crew deaths during voyage | ||
| Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 358 |
| Slaves carried from first port of purchase | ||
| Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
| Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
| Total slaves embarked | 324 | |
| Total slaves embarked IMP | 324 | |
| Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 323 | |
| 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 | 306 | |
| Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 65.3% |
| Percentage women IMP | 19.2% | |
| Percentage boys IMP | 9.0% | |
| Percentage girls IMP | 6.5% | |
| Percentage male IMP | 74.3% | |
| Percentage children IMP | 15.5% | |
| Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
| Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 18 | |
| Mortality rate IMP | 6.0% | |
| Source | Sources | PP,1806(265),XIII,no.3: Great Britain, Parliamentary Papers: 1777, Accounts and Papers, No 9 1788, XXII 1789, XXIV, XXV, XXVI 1790, XXIX, XXX, XXXI 1790-91, XXXIV 1792, XXXV 1795-96, XLII 1798-99, XLVIII 1799 XLVIII 1801-2, IV 1803-4, X 1806, XII 1813-14, XII 1816, VII 1823, XIX 1825, XXVII, XXIX 1826, XXIX 1826-7, XXII, XXVI 1828, XXVI 1829, XXVI 1830, X 1831, XIX 1831-32, XLVII 1842, XLIV 1845,XLIX 1847-8, XXII 1852-3, XXXIX PP,1801-2(88),IV,no.1: Great Britain, Parliamentary Papers: 1777, Accounts and Papers, No 9 1788, XXII 1789, XXIV, XXV, XXVI 1790, XXIX, XXX, XXXI 1790-91, XXXIV 1792, XXXV 1795-96, XLII 1798-99, XLVIII 1799 XLVIII 1801-2, IV 1803-4, X 1806, XII 1813-14, XII 1816, VII 1823, XIX 1825, XXVII, XXIX 1826, XXIX 1826-7, XXII, XXVI 1828, XXVI 1829, XXVI 1830, X 1831, XIX 1831-32, XLVII 1842, XLIV 1845,XLIX 1847-8, XXII 1852-3, XXXIX T64/286,16: British National Archives (Kew, UK) Treasury T70/1572: British National Archives (Kew) T70/1574: British National Archives (Kew) HLRO,MP,HL,99.06.19,no.26: House of Lords Record Office (London, UK) Main Papers, House of Lords, 1794-1800 HLRO,MP,HL,99.06.10: House of Lords Record Office (London, UK) Main Papers, House of Lords, 1794-1800 HLRO,MP,HL,99.06.28: House of Lords Record Office (London, UK) Main Papers, House of Lords, 1794-1800 HLRO,MP,HL,1800.07.28: House of Lords Record Office (London, UK) Main Papers, House of Lords, 1794-1800 BT107/10,139: BNA (Kew, London) , Board of TradeLambert,122,135: Lambert, Sheila (ed.), House of Commons Sessional Papers of the Eighteenth Century, 145 vols. (Wilmington, DE, 1975). PP,1799(966),XLVIII: Great Britain, Parliamentary Papers: 1777, Accounts and Papers, No 9 1788, XXII 1789, XXIV, XXV, XXVI 1790, XXIX, XXX, XXXI 1790-91, XXXIV 1792, XXXV 1795-96, XLII 1798-99, XLVIII 1799 XLVIII 1801-2, IV 1803-4, X 1806, XII 1813-14, XII 1816, VII 1823, XIX 1825, XXVII, XXIX 1826, XXIX 1826-7, XXII, XXVI 1828, XXVI 1829, XXVI 1830, X 1831, XIX 1831-32, XLVII 1842, XLIV 1845,XLIX 1847-8, XXII 1852-3, XXXIX LList, 6 Nov 1795: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 5 Apr 1796: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 8 July 1796: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 26 July 1796: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 11 Oct 1796: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) |