EVENT INFORMATION

27
October
1746

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

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📅 27 October 1746 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Townsend; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Richards, Joseph. The voyage began at Bristol on 27 October 1746. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Africa, port unspecified (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Captured by the French - after embarkation of enslaved people.

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