EVENT INFORMATION

29
August
1738

The slave ship Willett departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Antigua and Barbuda.

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📅 29 August 1738 📍 Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Willett; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Tweedy, Charles; Investor: Tweedy, Charles. The voyage began at Bristol on 29 August 1738. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Africa, port unspecified (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua). Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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