EVENT INFORMATION

9
May
1759

The slave ship Rebecca began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Martinique.

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📅 9 May 1759 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Rebecca; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 236.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Ross, John. The voyage began at London on 1759. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gambia (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Captured by the French - after embarkation of enslaved people.

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