EVENT INFORMATION

8
May
1739

The slave ship Charming Betty departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Barbados.

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📅 8 May 1739 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Charming Betty; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 164.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Bold, Arthur. The voyage began at Liverpool on 8 May 1739. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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