EVENT INFORMATION

22
January
1757

The slave ship Fortune arrived with enslaved Africans in Barbados. About 400 people had been taken aboard and approximately 326 arrived.

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📅 22 January 1757 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Fortune; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Cunliffe, Foster; Captain: Pole, Charles; Investor: Pole, Charles; Captain: Townsend, Richard; Investor: Townsend, Richard; Investor: Manesty, Joseph; Investor: Cunliffe, Ellis; Investor: Cunliffe, Robert; Investor: Okill, John; Captain: Williams, Hugh; Investor: Williams, Hugh; Captain: Cropper, Edward; Investor: Cropper, Edward; Investor: Ripley, William. The voyage began at Liverpool on 29 April 1756. 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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