EVENT INFORMATION

24
July
1735

The slave ship Chauvell departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Saint Kitts and Nevis.

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📅 24 July 1735 📍 Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Chauvell; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Smith, Joseph; Investor: Smith, Joseph; Investor: Laroche, James (Sr). The voyage began at Bristol on 24 July 1735. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Kitts, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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