4290 – Venus (1858 – 1858) | The Register of British Slave-Traders (staging)

3.1 million enslaved people trafficked to the British colonies

Voyage ID: 4290

Was this a corporate crossing: No

Vessel

Name: Venus

Flags: usa

Tonnage: 240.0

Journey

Departure Year: 1858

Departure Location: New Orleans

Arrival Year: 1858

Arrival Location: /

Enslaved people

Principal purchase location: Congo River

Principal landing location: Cuba, port unspecified

Number embarked: 800

Number disembarked: 515

Number of deaths: 285

Outcome

Captured by Spanish - after disembarkation

Sources

IUP,ST,44/A/87<>Great Britain, Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vols. 1-90 (Shannon, 1969-74)., Howard,214-62<>Howard, Warren S., American Slaves and Federal Law, 1837-1862 (Berkeley, CA, 1963), LtoSofN,Reel109,Canover,59.03.23,enc<>National Archives (Washington, DC, USA) RG45, M89A, Letters Received by the Secretary of the Navy From Commanding Officers of Squadrons, 1841-1886, Rolls 1-200, HED,36-2,7:101,200-1<>United States Congress, House Executive Document, 27-1, 34; 30-2, 671; 35-2, 104; 36-2, 7., IUP,ST,46/A/8<>Great Britain, Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vols. 1-90 (Shannon, 1969-74).

Individuals

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