EVENT INFORMATION

16
August
1749

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

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📅 16 August 1749 📍 Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Chard; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 110.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Lecky, James; Captain: Charleton, Thomas. The voyage began at Bristol on 16 August 1749. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea Islands, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Kitts, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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