3.1 million enslaved people trafficked to the British colonies
16966 – Postillion (1738 – 1739)
Voyage ID: 16966
Was this a corporate crossing: No
Vessel
Name: Postillion
Flags: gb
Tonnage: 128.3
Journey
Departure Year: 1738
Departure Location: Bristol
Arrival Year: 1739
Arrival Location: Bristol
Enslaved people
Principal purchase location: Calabar
Principal landing location: Charleston
Number embarked: 299
Number disembarked: 227
Number of deaths: /
Outcome
Voyage completed as intended
Sources
Richardson,II<><p>Richardson, David, <em>Bristol</em><em>, Africa and the Eighteenth Century Slave Trade to America</em>: Volume 1, <em>The Years of Expansion, 1698-1729</em> (Bristol, 1986); Volume 2, <em>The Years of Ascendancy, 1730-1745</em> (Bristol, 1987); Volume 3, <em>The Years of Decline, 1746-1769</em> (Bristol, 1991); Volume 4, <em>The Final Years, 1770-1807</em> (Bristol, 1997)</p>, DailyG,39.10.30.<><p>Daily Gazeteer (London)</p>, DailyG,40.03.08.<><p>Daily Gazeteer (London)</p>