Louisiana, New Orleans, Slave Manifests of Coastwise Vessels, 1807-1860
This collection contains manifests filed with the customs collector at the port of New Orleans, Louisiana of slaves transported in coastwise trade to or from New Orleans during the period 1807–1860. Each manifest includes the name of the vessel, its ports of departure and arrival, dates of certification by the collector of customs (or surveyor), the Captain or master’s name, and a description of each slave on the vessel, including name, age, sex, height, name of owner or shipper, and race/color.
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Louisiana, New Orleans, Slave Manifests of Coastwise Vessels
What is in This Collection?
This collection contains manifests filed with the customs collector at the port of New Orleans, Louisiana of slaves transported in coastwise trade to or from New Orleans during the period 1807–1860. Each manifest includes the name of the vessel, its ports of departure and arrival, dates of certification by the collector of customs (or surveyor), the Captain or master’s name, and a description of each slave on the vessel, including name, age, sex, height, name of owner or shipper, and race/color.
- Claire Prechtel-Kluskens. New Orleans Slave Manifests, 1807-60. NGS Magazine 34 #4 (October-December 2008): 41-45.
Related National Archive Collections
The following coverage table will identify additional slave manifest collections that are described in the National Archives Catalog.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- Name or person
- Sex
- Age
- Height
- Race or color
- Ports of departure and arrival
- Date of arrival
- Name of ship
- Owners name
- Residence
Collection Content
Sample Images
Ship manifest 1858
Inventory
For a list of all the titles included in this Historical Records publication see Louisiana, New Orleans, Slave Manifests of Coastwise Vessels - Inventory
Collection Details
Location of Original Records
National Archives and Records Administration
"Louisiana, New Orleans, Slave Manifests of Coastwise Vessels, 1807-1860." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 9 April 2025. Citing NARA microfilm publication M1895, RG36. National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas: National Archives and Records Administration, 1986.
