Note 75 — Chapter VII
Reading edition
Annals of Cong., 16 Cong. 2 sess. pp. 73–7. This report covers the time from Jan. 1, 1804, to Dec. 31, 1807. During that time the following was the number of ships engaged in the traffic:—
FromCharleston,61FromConnecticut, 1
"Rhode Island,59"Sweden,1
"Baltimore,4"Great Britain, 70
"Boston, 1"France,3
"Norfolk,2"202
The consignees of these slave ships were natives of
Charleston13
Rhode Island88
Great Britain91
France10
202
The following slaves were imported:—
ByBritishvessels19,949
"French"1,078
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21,027
ByAmericanvessels:—
"Charlestonmerchants2,006
" Rhode Island"7,958
"Foreign"5,717
"other Northern"930
"other Southern"1,43718,048
Total number of slaves imported, 1804–739,075
It is, of course, highly probable that the Custom House returns were much below the actual figures.