EVENT INFORMATION

12
August
1756

The slave ship Matilda arrived with enslaved Africans in Antigua and Barbuda. About 268 people had been taken aboard and approximately 223 arrived.

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Slave voyages 📅 12 August 1756 📍 Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Matilda; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 146.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Wraxall, Nathanial; Captain: Wiltshire, Edward. The voyage began at Bristol on 17 October 1755. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Antigua, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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