Whydah voyage summary

Date: 1721-1722 Reference: T 70/1225 Creator: Records created or inherited by HM Treasury Catalogue context: Lists of ships and their voyages in the Company's service. Company ledger giving voyage details of ships both owned and hired by the Royal African Company. Each entry gives the ship's name, captain's name, size and cost of vessel, number of crew and the intended voyage. The detailed entries give voyage itineraries, slaves delivered and slave deaths, and lists of commodities shipped back to England. Some entries also give trading balance sheets. Non-slave trading voyages are included. Information is given on ships losses, pirating and deaths and changes of captains during the voyage. [The ledger is annotated 'No 2', but others in the series are not evident in the catalogue]. Categories: Slavery Subjects: Government finances; Africa; Population; Slavery; Trade and commerce Topics: Business, finance and innovation; Crime, courts and justice; Family and identity; International trade and affairs Period: Early Modern Copyright information: Copyright clearance for publication is not required, except in the case of documents in third-party copyright. Usage terms: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/information-management/use-of-tna-materials.pdf