EVENT INFORMATION

27
February
1755

The slave ship Swallow began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Barbados.

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📅 27 February 1755 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Swallow; flag: Great Britain; rig: Fregat; estimated standardized tonnage: 140. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Barberits, John. The voyage began at London on 1754. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bights (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Arrived in Africa, subsequent fate unknown.

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