EVENT INFORMATION

27
November
1758

The slave ship Charming Betty began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Antigua and Barbuda.

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📅 27 November 1758 📍 Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Charming Betty; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 60. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Wilder. The voyage began at Antigua, place unspecified. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gambia (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua). Recorded outcome: Bought at least one slave in Africa - subsequent fate unknown.

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