EVENT INFORMATION

2
March
1739

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

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๐Ÿ“… 2 March 1739 ๐Ÿ“ Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Mercury; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 146.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Laroche, James (Sr); Captain: Tyler, John. The voyage began at Bristol on 2 March 1739. 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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