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Slave manifests dating between 1801 and 1860.
Slave manifests dating between 1801 and 1860 submitted to the Collector of Customs at the Port of Savannah, Georgia by vessels engaged in coastwise travel.
More About This Collection
Creator
U.S. Customs Service. Savannah District
Date of Original
1801/1860
Subject
Slave trade--Georgia--Savannah--History--19th century--Sources
Location
United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
Medium
manifests
Type
Text
Description
This series consists of inward and outward slave manifests submitted to the Collector of Customs at the Port of Savannah, Georgia by vessels engaged in coastwise travel. Most slave manifests in this series are recorded on standard forms and include the name of the ship and its master, port of departure, port of destination, and a list of the slaves on board. For each slave, the manifests provide first name, sex, age, stature, name of shipper or owner, and shipper or owner's place of residence. The few documents in this series dating before 1808 list the number of slaves transported but do not provide names or other personal information., These records were created to satisfy requirements promulgated by an Act of 1807. This Act required that all vessels of 40 tons or more carrying slaves in the coastwise trade file duplicate manifests at the ports of origin and destination, pledging that the slave had not been imported after 1808.
Language
eng
Original Collection
Coastwise Slave Manifests, 1801 - 1860, Records of the U.S. Customs Service, 1745 - 1997, National Archives at Atlanta
Holding Institution
United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Atlanta Branch
Rights