EVENT INFORMATION

3
February
1759

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

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๐Ÿ“… 3 February 1759 ๐Ÿ“ Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Mercury; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 200.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Rumsey, James; Captain: Engledue, William. The voyage began at Bristol on 3 February 1759. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Africa, port unspecified (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Kitts, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.

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