EVENT INFORMATION

8
June
1739

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

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📅 8 June 1739 📍 Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Martha and Jane; flag: U.S.A.; rig: Snauw. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Redwood, Abraham; Captain: Pope, Francis. The voyage began at Rhode Island, port unspecified on 8 June 1739. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua).

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