Black Sailors: Afro-American Merchant Seamen and Whalemen Prior to the Civil War (Contributions in Afro-American and African Studies)

190 Pages·1987·9.56 MB·English

by  Martha S. Putney

BLACK SAILORS
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BLACK SAILORS
Afro-A m erican
Merchant Seamen and Whalemen
Prior to the Civil War
Martha S. Putney
Contributions in Afro-American and African Studies,
Number 103
GREENWOOD PRESS
NEW YORK • WESTPORT, CONNECTICUT • LONDON
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Putney, Martha S., 1916-
Black sailors.
(Contributions in Afro-American and African studies,
ISSN 0069-9624 ; no. 103)
Bibliography: p.
Includes index.
1. Afro-American merchant seamen—History. 2. Afro-
American whalers. 3. Navigation—United States.
4. United States—History, Naval—To 1900. I. Title.
II. Series.
VK23.P87 1987 305.896073 86-22822
ISBN 0-313-25639-X (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
Copyright © 1987 by Martha S. Putney
All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 86-22822
ISBN: 0-313-25639-X
ISSN: 0069-9624
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To My Son
and
The Memory of My Mother
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Contents
Figures ix
Preface xi
1. How Many Were on the Ships 1
2. The Black Complement 33
3. Black Ship Officers 49
4. Those Who Sailed 79
5. What It All Meant 103
Notes 107
Appendix 119
Bibliography 165
Index 171
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Figures
Crew Lists of:
1. Francis Jane, June 28, 1843 3
2. Cuba, July 18, 1837 5
3. Cuba, August 5, 1837 7
4. Cuba, August 31, 1837 9
5. Louisville, July 7, 1832 18
6- Nashville, June 14, 1834 20
7. John, July 14, 1827 22
8. Sarah Ralston, June 1825 23
9. Shenandoah, November 18, 1840 24
10. William Tell, March 4, 1836 26
11- Natchez, October 31, 1840 27
12- Rival, July 26, 1826 29
13- Elizabeth, July 17, 1839 56
14- Elizabeth, March 26, 1841 58
15. Caroline, December 19, 1816 (front side) 62
16* Caroline, December 19, 1816 (back side) 63
17. Angel, June 24, 1837 68
18. Angel, November 15, 1836 69
19. Protection, May 4, 1821 73