Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 9763
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Dorothy
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Great Britain, place unspecified
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 30
Standardized tonnage IMP 56
Guns mounted 8
Vessel owners Royal African Company
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 Barbados, place unspecified
First place of slave purchase Cape Coast Castle
Second place of slave purchase
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 Barbados, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing Nevis, port unspecified
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Newcastle (Nevis)
Place where voyage ended
Region where voyage began IMP Barbados
First region of slave purchase Gold Coast
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Gold Coast
First region of slave landing Barbados
Second region of slave landing Nevis
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Nevis
Region where voyage ended
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1709
Date voyage began 1708-06-30
Date trade began in Africa 1708-10-08
Date vessel departed Africa 1709-02-21
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1709-04-17
Date vessel departed for homeport 1709-08-31
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 291
Middle passage (days) IMP 55
Captain and Crew Captain's name Gill, William
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 120
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 120
Total slaves embarked IMP 120
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing 52
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 104
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 T70/5,49,55:

British National Archives (Kew)


T70/8,45:

British National Archives (Kew)


T70/956,32-3:

British National Archives (Kew)


CO33/15,9:

Colonial Office BNA (Kew)


T70/175,180v:

British National Archives (Kew)