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Virginia Slave Trade in the Eighteenth Century, 1727-1769

Compiled by Herbert S. Klein
Columbia University, New York
1974

From Elizabeth Donnan
Documents Illustrative of the
Slave Trade in America

IV, 188-234
New York, 1965; 4v.

DPLS ed. 1975

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This site provides access to the raw data and documentation which contains information on Virginia slave trade in the eighteenth century from 1727-1769. Specifically, the data file contains information on the port of landing, ship's name, type of vessel, home port of vessel, tonnage, port of construction, year constructed, year of registration, type of owner, number of slaves carried, origin of slaves, and port of arrival. For more information, please read the Study Description and consult the Online Codebook.

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