EVENT INFORMATION

17
October
1757

The slave ship Snapper departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Saint Kitts and Nevis.

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📅 17 October 1757 📍 Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Snapper; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brigantine; estimated standardized tonnage: 74.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Johnson, Thomas; Captain: Dobb, William; Investor: Dobb, William; Captain: Waterson; Investor: Waterson; Investor: Goad, John; Investor: Hutton, George. The voyage began at Liverpool on 17 October 1757. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Banana Islands (Sierra Leone). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Kitts, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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