EVENT INFORMATION

19
February
1737

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

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📅 19 February 1737 📍 Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Aurora; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Sanders, Edmond; Investor: Sanders, Edmond; Captain: Smith, Robert. The voyage began at Bristol on 19 February 1737. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: West Central Africa and St Helena, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Kitts, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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