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Slave Trade to Havana, Cuba, 1790-1820
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| VARIABLE | FIELD | CODING INSTRUCTIONS |
|---|---|---|
| 1. SHIP ID | Cols. 1-4 | Code in sequence each ship's entry starting with 001 |
| 2. NWPORT (New World Port) |
Cols. 5-6 | Code as follows: 04 - Havana 05 - Santiago de Cuba |
| 3. ADAY (Day of Arrival) |
Cols. 7-8 | Leave Empty (Not given in AGI data) |
| 4. AMONTH (month of arrival) |
Cols. 9-10 | Code as follows: 01 - Enero 02 - Febrero 03 - Marzo |
| 5. AYR (Year of arrival) |
Cols. 11-12 | Code last two numbers of year: e.g. 1790-90 |
| 6. SHTYPE (Ship's type) |
Cols. 13-14 | See attached code sheet for notes |
| 7. Name | Cols. 15-17 | Leave empty (Curtin used number code for ship's names) |
| 8. TON | Cols. 18-20 | Leave empty (No tonnage given in AGI data) |
| 9. MASTER | Cols. 21-23 | Leave empty (Curtin used no. code) |
| 10. GUNS | Cols. 24-25 | Leave empty (N.g. in AGI data) |
| 11. CREW | Cols. 26-27 | Leave Empty (Ibid.) |
| 12. NATION | Cols. 28-29 | See attached sheet for coding instructions |
| 13. SLAVES (Landed) |
Cols. 30-33 | Code actual number given in "total general" col. |
| 14. AFROPORT (African Port of exits) |
Cols. 34-35 | Leave Empty (N.g. in AGI data) |
| 15. TIME (Sailing time from Africa) |
Cols. 36-38 | Leave Empty (N.g. in AGI data) |
| 16. DEATHS (Slaves who died at sea) |
Cols. 39-41 | Leave Empty (Ibid.) To get numbers of slaves shipped from Africa, add DEATHS plus SLAVES |
| 17. MALE SLAVES (VARONES) Piezas Mulecones Muleques |
42-44 45-47 48-50 |
Code actual number Ibid. Ibid. |
| 18. FEMALE SLAVES (HEMBRAS) Piexas Muleconas Mulecas |
51-53 54-56 57-59 |
Code actual number given Ibid. Ibid. |
| 19. SHNAME | Cols. 60-69 | Code actual letters. Write out name of ship, using last part of multiword name. Also start at col. 60 and leave blanks at end. e.g. Maria----- e.g. los dos Amigos DOS-AMIGOS (if enough space, then do include an extra word in multi-word names) |
| 20. CAPTAIN | Cols. 70-79 | Code actual letters. Write out last name of ship's captain. |
SHTYPE (Ship's Type) cols. 13-14
01 - Brig
02 - Escuna
03 - (Corvette) Corveta
04 - Ship (navio port.)
05 - schooner-brig (also brig-schooner)
06 - Smack
07 - Patacho
08 - Brigantin (Brigantine)
09 - Barca (barque)
10 - Polacca schooner
11 - Pailebot (PAQUEBOT)
12 - Pilot boat
13 - Sumaca
14 - Iate (yacht)
15 - Galliot (?)
16 - Galliot
17 - Cutter
18 - Pinnace
19 - LANCHA (Launch)
20 - BALANDRA (sloop)
21 - GOLETA (schooner)
22 - FRAGATA (frigate)
NB - Capitalized ship's names are most common for AGI data.
Nation (National Flag of Ship) cols. 28-29
01 - Portugal
02 - Brazil
03 - Spain
04 - France (Francesa)
05 - USA (Americana)
06 - Uruguay
07 - Netherlands (Olandesa)
08 - Hamburg
09 - Argentina
10 - Sweden
11 - Russia
12 - Denmark
13 - BOSTON
14 - England (Inglesa)
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