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Category Archives: 5. In the New World

Transported Convicts in the New World: At Auction

Note: This post is part of a series on Convict Transportation to the American colonies. Once transported convicts arrived in America and were prepared for sale, prospective buyers were invited on board to enjoy some rum punch and inspect them. The Sale Potential buyers examined the convicts in the same way as they did slaves: […]

Transported Convicts in the New World: Arrival in America

Note: This post is part of a series on Convict Transportation to the American colonies. At the end of their voyages across the Atlantic, most convict ships entered the Chesapeake Bay and headed for a port in Virginia or Maryland. The captain then sent for the factor, an American representative of the convict merchant, who […]