EVENT INFORMATION

5
June
1758

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

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📅 5 June 1758 📍 Guadeloupe

Vessel: Charming Betty; flag: Great Britain; rig: Sloop; estimated standardized tonnage: 74.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Eden, James; Investor: James, W; Investor: Evans, John; Captain: Colley, George; Investor: Colley, George. The voyage began at Liverpool on 5 June 1758. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Basse-Terre. Recorded outcome: Captured by the French - after embarkation of enslaved people.

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