EVENT INFORMATION

22
October
1740

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

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๐Ÿ“… 22 October 1740 ๐Ÿ“ Barbados

Vessel: Broomfield; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 74.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Tanner, Benjamin. The voyage began at Bristol on 22 October 1740. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified.

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