EVENT INFORMATION

24
September
1756

The slave ship Sierra Leone departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Guadeloupe.

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📅 24 September 1756 📍 Guadeloupe

Vessel: Sierra Leone; flag: U.S.A.; rig: Schooner; estimated standardized tonnage: 83.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Lindsay, David; Investor: Wilkinson, Philip. The voyage began at Rhode Island, port unspecified on 24 September 1756. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Coast Castle (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Basse-Terre. Recorded outcome: Captured by the French - after embarkation of enslaved people.

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