EVENT INFORMATION

12
August
1757

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

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๐Ÿ“… 12 August 1757 ๐Ÿ“ Guadeloupe

Vessel: Salisbury; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 164.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Gildart, Richard; Captain: Sacheverell, John; Investor: Sacheverell, John. The voyage began at Liverpool on 12 August 1757. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cameroons (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Basse-Terre. Recorded outcome: Captured by the French - after embarkation of enslaved people.

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