EVENT INFORMATION

6
June
1757

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

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📅 6 June 1757 📍 Guadeloupe

Vessel: Cavendish; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brigantine; estimated standardized tonnage: 110.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Nicholas, Rd; Investor: Nicholas, Rd; Investor: Rowe, William; Investor: Livesley, John; Investor: Mort, George; Investor: Leather, John; Captain: Hamilton, John. The voyage began at Liverpool on 6 June 1757. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Windward Coast, place unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Basse-Terre. Recorded outcome: Captured by the French - after embarkation of enslaved people.

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