EVENT INFORMATION

5
July
1752

The slave ship Westmoreland departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Antigua and Barbuda.

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📅 5 July 1752 📍 Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Westmoreland; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Norie, John; Investor: Norie, John; Captain: Wyatt, Francis. The voyage began at London on 5 July 1752. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Sierra Leone estuary. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua). Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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