| Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 91428 |
| Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
| Vessel name | Plumper | |
| Flag | Great Britain | |
| Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
| Place constructed | Norfolk | |
| Year constructed | 1763 | |
| Place registered | Liverpool | |
| Year registered | 1768 | |
| Rig | Ship | |
| Tonnage | 150 | |
| Standardized tonnage IMP | 272 | |
| Guns mounted | 6 | |
| Vessel owners | White, John Foxcroft, Thomas Woodward, Samuel Davenport, William Watts, George Warren Grayson, Edward Salthouse, John Brown, Joseph |
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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 | Liverpool |
| First place of slave purchase | Bight of Benin, place unspecified | |
| Second place of slave purchase | ||
| Third place of slave purchase | ||
| Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Benin | |
| Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
| First place of slave landing | St. Kitts, port unspecified | |
| Second place of slave landing | Kingston | |
| Third place of slave landing | ||
| Principal place of slave landing IMP | Kingston | |
| Place where voyage ended | Liverpool | |
| Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
| First region of slave purchase | Bight of Benin | |
| Second region of slave purchase | ||
| Third region of slave purchase | ||
| Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Bight of Benin | |
| First region of slave landing | St. Kitts | |
| Second region of slave landing | Jamaica | |
| 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 | 1769 |
| Date voyage began | 1768-03-25 | |
| Date trade began in Africa | ||
| Date vessel departed Africa | ||
| Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1769-??-?? | |
| Date vessel departed for homeport | 1769-06-06 | |
| Date voyage completed | 1769-08-11 | |
| Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | ||
| Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
| Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Matthews, Joseph |
| Crew at voyage outset | 36 | |
| Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
| Crew deaths during voyage | ||
| Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 350 |
| 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 | 326 | |
| Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 266 | |
| Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 248 | |
| Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | ||
| Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
| Total slaves disembarked IMP | 266 | |
| Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 28.6% |
| Percentage women IMP | 39.5% | |
| Percentage boys IMP | 15.7% | |
| Percentage girls IMP | 16.1% | |
| Percentage male IMP | 44.4% | |
| Percentage children IMP | 31.9% | |
| Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | 37.8 | |
| Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | ||
| Mortality rate IMP | ||
| Source | Sources | LST,1744-1786: Richardson, David, Katherine Beedham, and M. M. Schofield, Liverpool Shipping and Trade, 1744-1786 (ESRC Archives, University of Essex, 1992).
DTA: University of Keele, Archives (Keele, UK) Raymond Richards Collection, Davies-Davenport Papers BFP22/BI/F4: University of Melbourne Archives (Melbourne, Australia) Bright Family Papers T70/31,p.325: British National Archives (Kew) |