| Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 83439 |
| Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
| Vessel name | Ruby | |
| Flag | U.S.A. | |
| Flag IMP | U.S.A. | |
| Place constructed | Boston | |
| Year constructed | 1798 | |
| Place registered | Charleston | |
| Year registered | ||
| Rig | Ship | |
| Tonnage | 220 | |
| Standardized tonnage IMP | 220 | |
| Guns mounted | ||
| Vessel owners | Boyd, William Haslett, J McNeal, Niele |
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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 | Congo River | |
| Second place of slave purchase | ||
| Third place of slave purchase | ||
| Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Congo River | |
| Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
| First place of slave landing | Charleston | |
| Second place of slave landing | ||
| Third place of slave landing | ||
| Principal place of slave landing IMP | Charleston | |
| Place where voyage ended | London | |
| Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
| First region of slave purchase | West Central Africa and St. Helena | |
| Second region of slave purchase | ||
| Third region of slave purchase | ||
| Principal region of slave purchase IMP | West Central Africa and St. Helena | |
| First region of slave landing | South Carolina | |
| Second region of slave landing | ||
| Third region of slave landing | ||
| Principal region of slave landing IMP | South Carolina | |
| Region where voyage ended | England and Wales | |
| Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1804 |
| Date voyage began | 1804-05-15 | |
| Date trade began in Africa | ||
| Date vessel departed Africa | ||
| Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1804-11-29 | |
| Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
| Date voyage completed | 1805-04-30 | |
| Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 198 | |
| Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
| Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Shaw, Alexander Keer |
| 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 | ||
| Total slaves embarked IMP | 412 | |
| Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 391 | |
| 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 | 391 | |
| 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 | Madison, 7: 230: Mattern, David, JCA Stagg, Ellen J. Barber, Mary A. Hackett, Anne Mandeville Colony, Angela Kreider, and Jeanne Kerr Cross (eds.), Papers of James Madison (Charlottesville, VA, 2018) LRU1805,Supplement, R426: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, Green Underwriters' Book (London, 1764-) LList, 15 Jan 1805: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 3 May 1805: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 20 Nov 1804: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) McMillin: McMillin, James A., The Final Victims: The Foreign Slave Trade to North America, 1783-1810 (Columbia, SC., 2004), CD-ROM insert. LList, 25 May 1804: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) Donnan,IV,504: Donnan, Elizabeth, ed., Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to the Americas, vol. III (Washington, DC, 1930) |