EVENT INFORMATION

5
September
1756

The slave ship Mercury completed the voyage after transporting enslaved Africans to Barbados.

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📅 5 September 1756 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Mercury; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 164.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Ball, Thomas; Investor: Ball, Thomas; Investor: Cribb, Richard; Captain: Gildart, James; Investor: Gildart, James; Captain: Greenup, Thomas; Investor: Greenup, Thomas; Investor: Fleetwood, James; Investor: Steers, Spencer; Investor: Woods, John; Investor: Wilson, Benjamin; Captain: Hutton, William; Investor: Hutton, William. The voyage began at Liverpool on 11 October 1755. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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