EVENT INFORMATION

23
June
1749

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

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📅 23 June 1749 📍 Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: King David; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 272.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Holland, Edmund; Captain: Montgomery, Hamilton. The voyage began at Bristol on 23 June 1749. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Kitts, port unspecified. Recorded resistance: Revolt by enslaved people. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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