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Ancestry.com. Stati Uniti, Manifesti di spedizione in entrata e in uscita degli schiavi per la costa del sud-est, 1790-1860 [database online]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

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Stati Uniti, Manifesti di spedizione in entrata e in uscita degli schiavi per la costa del sud-est, 1790-1860

È una raccolta di manifesti di schiavi per le navi in arrivo in Georgia, in South Carolina e in Alabama nel periodo 1790-1860. In questi documenti è indicato il nome della nave e informazioni personali sui singoli schiavi che erano trasportati. I manifesti contengono il nome della nave, il porto di partenza, il porto di destinazione e l'elenco degli schiavi a bordo. I documenti degli schivi riportano il nome, l'età, la statura, il nome dello spedizioniere/proprietario, il luogo di residenza dello spedizioniere/proprietario.

This is a database of manifests for slaves arriving in Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama from 1790-1860. The manifests are on standard forms, but the forms changed because of what was required to be on the forms over the 70-year period.

The Act of 1807, signed into law by President Thomas Jefferson, made the international slave trade illegal. The domestic slave trade was still legal and because of this distinction the slave manifest records became more detailed. Before 1808, the information on slaves on board these ships was less informational and sometimes was solely the number of slaves onboard. Post-1808, personal information for each slave was included and the owner had to affirm the slave had been imported prior to 1808.

The manifests include:

Name of ship
Master
Port of departure
Port of destination
List of slaves on board

The slave information includes:

First name
Sex
Age
Stature
Name of shipper/owner
Shipper/owner’s place of residence

Updates:
15 Oct 2020: Changes were made to improve the performance of this collection. No new records were added.