Virginia Emigrants to Liberia

Data

Event Type	ship's passage
Date	3 Aug 1840 to unknown
Count of People Involved	9

Events

109: 1840-08-03/unknown, ship's passage, transporter: Saluda

Associated Individuals

primary participant	___ ___ (emigrant)
primary participant	___ ___ (potential ACS emigrant)
primary participant	___ ___ (emigrant)
primary participant	___ ___ (potential ACS emigrant)
primary participant	___ ___ (potential ACS emigrant)
primary participant	___ ___ (potential ACS emigrant)
primary participant	___ ___ (potential ACS emigrant)
primary participant	___ Holmes (potential ACS emigrant)
primary participant	___ Holmes (potential ACS emigrant)

Locations

Destination	New York
Origin	Norfolk, Norfolk Co., Virginia

Vessels

	Saluda

Legs

Norfolk, Norfolk Co., Virginia (origin)	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (destination)	Ship Saluda	3 Aug 1840 to 28 Aug 1840 1
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (origin)	New York (destination)	Ship Saluda	28 Aug 1840 to unknown 1

Notes

Sailed from Norfolk leaking badly, landed in Phildelphia where it was repaired twice. Leaked again when at sea, landed in New York for repairs where it was abandoned. The Barque Hobart was chartered as replacement. Nineteen emigants left the Saluda in Philadelphia with abolitionists.

Citations

[1] "To the Editors of the Whig: Letter from S. Wilkeson (New York), 16 Sep 1840" African Repository and Colonial Journal, Vol. 16, No. 19 (Oct 1840): 302.