The Margaret, 1718
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Title
The Margaret, 1718
Subject
Slave trade--History
Slavery--Maryland
Slavery--Maryland
Description
Records of the slave ship Margaret out of London, which transported more than 100 captive Africans from Bunce Island to Annapolis in 1718. (Click here for a map of these key locations.)
The vessel was owned by Samuel Bonham of London, and captained by James Cassells. James Carroll was a partner in the venture. The records of the voyage, including the sale of the captive Africans in Annapolis, are inscribed in James Carroll's Day Book, which is part of the Maryland Province Archives.
Included here are a scan of the page from Carroll's Day Book that records the sale of the Africans in Annapolis, a scan of the whole set of records from the Day Book involving the Margaret, and a study of the Margaret by Dr. Herbert Brewer, a 2018 Georgetown/Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow for the Study of Slavery and Assistant Professor of History and Geography at Morgan State University.
For more on James Carroll's Day Book, see Charles M. Flanagan, "The Sweets of Independence: A Reading of the 'James Carroll Day Book, 1714-1721'," Ph.D. dissertation, University of Maryland, College Park, 2005.
The Georgetown Slavery Archive wishes to thank David Eltis, Charles Flanagan, Will Pettigrew, Will Thomas, and Lorena Walsh for their assistance with this research.
The vessel was owned by Samuel Bonham of London, and captained by James Cassells. James Carroll was a partner in the venture. The records of the voyage, including the sale of the captive Africans in Annapolis, are inscribed in James Carroll's Day Book, which is part of the Maryland Province Archives.
Included here are a scan of the page from Carroll's Day Book that records the sale of the Africans in Annapolis, a scan of the whole set of records from the Day Book involving the Margaret, and a study of the Margaret by Dr. Herbert Brewer, a 2018 Georgetown/Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow for the Study of Slavery and Assistant Professor of History and Geography at Morgan State University.
For more on James Carroll's Day Book, see Charles M. Flanagan, "The Sweets of Independence: A Reading of the 'James Carroll Day Book, 1714-1721'," Ph.D. dissertation, University of Maryland, College Park, 2005.
The Georgetown Slavery Archive wishes to thank David Eltis, Charles Flanagan, Will Pettigrew, Will Thomas, and Lorena Walsh for their assistance with this research.
Creator
Maryland Province Archives
Publisher
Georgetown Slavery Archive
Date
1718
Contributor
Herbert Brewer, Adam Rothman
Rights
Maryland Province Jesuits
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Ledger
Identifier
GSA224
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Original Format
Ledger
Files
Collection
Citation
Maryland Province Archives, “The Margaret, 1718,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed January 22, 2025, https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/240.