EVENT INFORMATION

20
May
1758

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

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📅 20 May 1758 📍 Guadeloupe

Vessel: Biddy; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 164.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Blundell, Bryan; Investor: Blundell, Jonathan; Investor: Blundell, William; Captain: Blundell, Richard; Investor: Blundell, Richard; Captain: Huniford; Investor: Huniford; Captain: Hamilton, John. The voyage began at Liverpool on 20 May 1758. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gambia (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Basse-Terre. Recorded outcome: Captured by the French - after embarkation of enslaved people.

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