ABSTRACT
In 1766, the Vine, Captain Simmons, returned from a voyage to Bonny, on the coast of Africa, and Dominica, in the West Indies, with 400 slaves, having accomplished the round voyage in seven months and ten days, and apparently broken the record. The market value of the cargo could not have been less than £13,000, as will be seen from the following table, showing the average price of negroes sold at Charleston, Jamaica, Grenada, Tortola, and Dominica, during seven years (1759, 1767–1772), and from the account sales of negroes imported in the ship African. Average Price of Negroes.
|
£ |
s. |
d. |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1759 |
Whydah |
Negroes |
averaged |
at |
Charleston |
35 |
11 |
0 |
|
1767 |
Calabar |
do. |
do. |
do. |
Grenada |
27 |
0 |
0 |
|
1767 |
Bonny |
do. |
do. |
do. |
do. |
30 |
10 |
0 |
|
1768 |
Calabar |
do. |
do. |
do. |
Tortola |
23 |
10 |
0 |
|
1769 |
Do. |
do. |
do. |
do. |
Jamaica |
34 |
14 |
0 |
|
1770 |
Windward Coast |
do. |
do. |
do. |
Dominica |
33 |
8 |
0 |
|
1770 |
Old Calabar |
do. |
do. |
do. |
Dominica |
27 |
12 |
0 |
|
1771 |
Eboe |
do. |
do. |
do. |
Charleston |
40 |
0 |
0 |
|
1771 |
Calabar |
do. |
do. |
do. |
Dominica |
30 |
13 |
0 |
|
1772 |
Eboe |
do. |
do. |
do. |
Charleston |
39 |
15 |
0 |
|
1772 |
Averages at Charleston from £50 to £54 |
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|
1773 |
Number of Negroes arrived at Charleston that year 4,500 |
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|
To whom Sold. |
Men. |
Women. |
Boys. |
Girls. |
Total. |
Price. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
By James Fisher |
… |
… |
I |
… |
I |
………. |
35 |
0 |
0 |
|
By John Miller…. |
… |
… |
I |
… |
I |
………. |
35 |
0 |
0 |
|
By Augustus Valtette…. |
… |
… |
I |
… |
I |
………. |
40 |
0 |
0 |
|
By George Richards…. |
… |
… |
I |
… |
I |
………. |
35 |
0 |
0 |
|
By Ditto. …. |
… |
… |
I |
… |
I |
………. |
35 |
0 |
0 |
|
By Papley & Wade. …. |
103 |
26 |
67 |
34 |
230 |
………. |
7820 |
0 |
0 |
|
By Chambers & Mead. …. |
5 |
… |
2 |
I |
8 |
………. |
296 |
0 |
0 |
|
By Sloop Two Brothers |
… |
… |
6 |
… |
6 |
………. |
204 |
0 |
0 |
|
By Monsr. Fontanelle… |
… |
… |
… |
2 |
2 |
@ £ 36…‥ |
72 |
0 |
0 |
|
By John Darey… |
… |
… |
2 |
… |
2 |
@ £ 30…‥ |
60 |
0 |
0 |
|
By Ditto. … |
4 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
12 |
@ £ 35…‥ |
420 |
0 |
0 |
|
By Alexan. Forceston … |
… |
I |
… |
I |
2 |
Sickly …. |
30 |
0 |
0 |
|
By Sold at Vendue … |
… |
… |
I |
… |
I |
C’pt to a/c for |
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|
112 |
30 |
85 |
41 |
268 |
£9082 |
0 |
0 |
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|
Charges, viz.:— |
£ |
s. |
d. |
|---|---|---|---|
|
To Cash paid Import Duty on 268 Slaves at 10/ and Bond 5/ |
134 |
5 |
0 |
|
To ditto paid the Dr. his head money on ditto at 12/ … |
13 |
8 |
0 |
|
To ditto paid Captain Trader, his Coast Commission, at £4 per 104 on £9082 gross sales … … … |
349 |
6 |
2 |
|
To my Commission, at 5 per cent, on the gross sales … |
454 |
2 |
0 |
|
To Messrs. John Cole & Co., owners of the African, in account current for … … … … … … … |
951 |
1 |
2 |
|
£8130 |
18 |
10 |
|
Errors excepted. |
|
|
Kingston, Jamaica, 19th September, 1764. |
Per WM. BOYD. |
|
DR. |
Cr. |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
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|
To Amount of Sundries shipped in the African, per Invoice … … … |
6384 |
16 |
5¼ |
By Nt. Proceeds of the African’s sales… … |
8130 |
18 |
10 |
|
To Balance of the African’s a/c of disbursements, per Capt. receipt … … |
269 |
7 |
3½ |
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|
To my draft on Snell & Co., of London, for £1054 16s. 6d. sterling, Exc. at 40 per cent., payable at 60 days’ sight … … |
1476 |
15 |
1¼ |
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|
£8130 |
18 |
10 |
£8130 |
18 |
10 |
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|
Errors excepted. |
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|
Kingston In Jamaica, 20th September, 1764. |
Per WM. BOYD.” |
