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Virginia Slave Trade in the Eighteenth
Century, 1727-1769
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| VARIABLE NAME | COLUMN LOCATION |
|---|---|
| Project No. (Code 4) |
1 |
| Landing No. (Code ship's landings in chronological order of appearance on Naval lists, 001-644) |
2-4 |
| Date of Landing (Month 01-12) (Day, code actual number) (Year, code last two digits, i.e., 27 for 1727) |
5-6 7-8 9-10 |
| Empty | 11 |
| Ship's Name (First three letters of Ship's name) |
12-14 |
| Master's Initials (Initials of First and Last Name) |
15-16 |
| Owner's Name (Initials of First and Last Name) |
17-18 |
| Empty | 19 |
| Type of Vessel 1 -- Ship (Understood) 2 -- Galley 3 -- Sloop 4 -- Snow 5 -- Brig 6 & 8 -- Frigat 7 -- Packet |
20 |
| Home Port of Vessel (See attached sheet for code. Same code to be used for Ports of Construction, Registration and Origin) |
21-22 |
| Ship's Tonnage (Code actual number) |
23-25 |
| Ship's Port of Construction (See attached sheet for code) |
26-27 |
| Year of Construction (Code last two digits of year) |
28-29 |
| Ship's Port of Registration (See attached code sheet) |
30-31 |
| Year of Registration (Code last two digits of year) |
32-33 |
| Type of Owner 1 -- Private Individual 2 -- Company |
34 |
| Number of Slaves Carried (Code actual number given) |
35-37 |
| Origins of Slaves (See attached sheet) |
38-39 |
| Virginia Port of Arrival 1 -- Lower James 2 -- Rappahonnock 3 -- York River 4 -- Hampton 5 -- South Potomack 6 -- Upper James 7 -- James River 8 -- Accomak 9 -- Upper James |
40-41 |
Code Used for Home Port, Port of Construction, Port of Registration and Port of Origin
Code as follows:
1 - N.J.
2 - Rhode Island
3 - N.Y.
4 - New Hampshire
5 - Philadelphia
6 - Boston
7 - New England
8 - Pa.
9 - Conn. (W'Haven)
10 - Williamsburgh, Va.
11 - Virginia (undifferentiated)
12 - Md.
13 - Port Royal
14 - Accomak
15 - Charles Town (S.C.)
16 - Georgia
17 - South Carolina
20 - Liverpool
21 - Bristol
22 - Dublin
23 - London
24 - Thames
25 - Lancaster
26 - Glascow
27 - Falmouth (Eng.)
28 - Whitehaven (Eng.)
29 - British (undifferentiated)
30 - Jamaica
31 - Plantations (all British American Colonies)
32 - Barbados
33 - Antigua
34 - St. Christopher
35 - Montserat (also No. 63)
36 - Anguilla
37 - St. Kitts
38 - Grenada
39 - Bermuda
40 - Africa (undifferentiated)
41 - New Calabar
42 - Gambia
43 - Angola
44 - Bonny
45 - Guinea
46 - Old Calabar
47 - Gold Coast
48 - Gamboa
49 - Senegal
50 - Coast of Africa
51 - Calabar
52 - Sierra Leone
60 - Providence Island
61 - Nevis
62 - Turks Island
64 - St. Eustatius
65 - New Providence Island
66 - Tortola Island
70 - Mass.
71 - Piscataway, Maine
80 - Dumfries (Scotland)
81 - Greenock (Scotland)
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