Slave voyages
📅 24 April 1756
📍 Antigua and Barbuda
Vessel: Whydah; flag: U.S.A.; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 92.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Ferguson, Robert. The voyage began at Rhode Island, port unspecified on 1756. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Coast Castle (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua).
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