3.1 million enslaved people trafficked to the British colonies
7008 – Mercúrio (1811 – 1811)
Voyage ID: 7008
Was this a corporate crossing: No
Vessel
Name: Mercúrio
Flags: portugal-brazil
Tonnage: /
Journey
Departure Year: 1811
Departure Location: Rio de Janeiro
Arrival Year: 1811
Arrival Location: /
Enslaved people
Principal purchase location: Benguela
Principal landing location: Rio de Janeiro
Number embarked: 442
Number disembarked: 417
Number of deaths: 25
Outcome
Voyage completed as intended
Sources
FO63/169,ff.146-9<><p><em>BNA</em> (Kew), Foreign Office</p>, AHNA, Códice E-20-1 (Benguela)<><i>Arquivo Histórico Nacional de Angola</i> (Luanda, Angola), ANRJ, SM IV M - Liv.336 - Diversos,p.22v<><i>Arquivo Nacional</i> (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Série Marinha, GRJ,15/12/1810<><i>Gazeta do Rio de Janeiro</i>