For starters, you might wish to consult Walter Minchinton, Celia King,
and Peter Waite, eds., _Virginia Slave-Trade Statistics, 1698-1775_
(Richmond, Va.: Virginia State Library, 1984), which lists ships and
ships' master gleaned from port records. Of course, it probably misses
other ships and traders who one way or another slipped through the
record-keeping and tax-collecting cracks.

Brent Tarter
The Library of Virginia
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I am new to the forum.  I found my ancestor was a ship captain  involved
in the "West Indies trade."  I am curious whether he was a slave
trader.  This was late 17th early 18th century.  Does anyone know of
any reference materials identifying known slave traders and/or slave
trading vessels, or other reference materials that might help me in my
inquiry?
 
Basil Forest

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