EVENT INFORMATION

8
July
1743

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

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📅 8 July 1743 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Newport; flag: U.S.A. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Jepson, John. The voyage began at Rhode Island, port unspecified on 8 July 1743. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Africa, port unspecified (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint-Domingue, then Haiti, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Captured by the French - after embarkation of enslaved people.

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