EVENT INFORMATION

28
December
1751

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

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📅 28 December 1751 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Thomas; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brigantine; estimated standardized tonnage: 128.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Moore, William (Jr); Investor: Piza, Isaac de; Investor: Massiah, Benjamin; Investor: Minvielle, Elias; Investor: Minvielle, Susan; Captain: Hutchinson, James. The voyage began at Liverpool on 28 December 1751. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gambia (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 43.0%. Recorded resistance: Revolt by enslaved people. Recorded outcome: Returned direct to Africa after bringing enslaved people to the Americas.

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