The slave ship Barbadoes Packet began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Barbados.

Vessel: Barbadoes Packet; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brigantine; estimated standardized tonnage: 74.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Campbell, George; Investor: Campbell, George; Captain: Thompson, Thomas; Investor: Thompson, Thomas; Investor: Campbell, James; Investor: Laben, Samuel; Captain: Whitfield, Will. The voyage began at Liverpool on 9 April 1757. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gambia (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified.