EVENT INFORMATION

8
August
1743

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

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📅 8 August 1743 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Martha; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 128.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Loyd, Simon. The voyage began at Liverpool on 8 August 1743. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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