EVENT INFORMATION

5
August
1736

The slave ship Priscilla departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Montserrat.

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📅 5 August 1736 📍 Montserrat

Vessel: Priscilla; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 110.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Forbes, Edward; Investor: Forbes, Edward. The voyage began at Liverpool on 5 August 1736. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Montserrat, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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