EVENT INFORMATION

17
September
1753

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

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📅 17 September 1753 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Betty and Martha; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brigantine; estimated standardized tonnage: 50. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Dickson, Thomas. The voyage began at Poulton on 17 September 1753. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Sierra Leone estuary. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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