EVENT INFORMATION

8
August
1755

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

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📅 8 August 1755 📍 Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Quester; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 38.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Tarleton, John; Investor: Tarleton, John; Investor: Houghton, Richard; Investor: Savage, Richard; Captain: Saunders, James; Investor: Saunders, James; Investor: Powell, Richard; Captain: Perkin, Edmund. The voyage began at Liverpool on 8 August 1755. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Windward Coast, place unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua). Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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