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passengers of the Whitby and Hesperus

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passengers of the Whitby and Hesperus

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The first Indian indentured laborers arrive at Highbury

📅 5 May 1838

On 5 May 1838, the ship Whitby brought the first Indian indentured workers to British Guiana, landing at Highbury in Berbice. The National Trust also names the Hesperus in its account of the first...