EVENT INFORMATION

28
August
1739

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

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📅 28 August 1739 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Edinburgh; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 254.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Cox, John; Captain: Mead, Thomas. The voyage began at London on 28 August 1739. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: West Central Africa and St Helena, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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