EVENT INFORMATION

8
May
1739

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

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📅 8 May 1739 📍 Barbados

Vessel: King David; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 272.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Lougher, Walter; Captain: Martindale, Edward. The voyage began at Bristol on 8 May 1739. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Africa, port unspecified (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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