EVENT INFORMATION

8
May
1740

The slave ship Patience left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Sint Eustatius. About 129 people had been taken aboard.

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๐Ÿ“… 8 May 1740 ๐Ÿ“ Sint Eustatius

Vessel: Patience; flag: U.S.A.; rig: Sloop; estimated standardized tonnage: 164.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Scott, Geo; Investor: Scott, Geo. The voyage began at Rhode Island, port unspecified on 29 September 1739. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Anomabu (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Caribbean (colony unspecified). Recorded resistance: Vessel attacked from shore. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.

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