EVENT INFORMATION

21
May
1743

The slave ship Cornwall departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Saint Kitts and Nevis.

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📅 21 May 1743 📍 Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Cornwall; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 254.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Rickards, Joseph. The voyage began at Bristol on 21 May 1743. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Coast Castle (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Kitts, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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