EVENT INFORMATION

1
April
1753

The slave ship Hawk arrived with enslaved Africans in Antigua and Barbuda. About 328 people had been taken aboard and approximately 249 arrived.

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📅 1 April 1753 📍 Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Hawk; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Tweedy, Charles; Investor: Tweedy, Charles; Captain: Jefferies, Thomas; Captain: Jones, Thomas. The voyage began at Bristol on 8 August 1752. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: New Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua). Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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