Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 82763
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Mohawk
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed New England
Year constructed 1781
Place registered London
Year registered 1783
Rig Ship
Tonnage 250
Standardized tonnage IMP 365
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Scott, Samuel
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 Sierra Leone estuary
Second place of slave purchase Cape Coast Castle
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Cape Coast Castle
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Kingston
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Kingston
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 Gold Coast
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 1785
Date voyage began 1784-03-13
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa 1785-05-09
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1785-07-11
Date vessel departed for homeport 1785-08-16
Date voyage completed 1785-10-13
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 485
Middle passage (days) IMP 63
Captain and Crew Captain's name Griffiths, John
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
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 350
Total slaves embarked IMP 350
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 350
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 350
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP
Percentage women IMP
Percentage boys IMP
Percentage girls IMP
Percentage male IMP
Percentage children IMP
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP
Mortality rate IMP
Source Sources LR1785: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
T70/1553:

Treasury, National Archives (Kew) Royal African Company Accounts


T70/1554:

Treasury, National Archives (Kew) Royal African Company Accounts


CO142/22:

Colonial Office, National Archives (UK)


PP,1789(629),XXIV:

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, 16 Mar 1784:

New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England)


LList, 20 July 1784:

New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England)


LList, 19 Aug 1785:

New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England)


LList, 6 Sept 1785:

New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England)


LList, 14 Oct 1785:

New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England)