EVENT INFORMATION

15
August
1759

The slave ship Caesar arrived with enslaved Africans in Barbados. About 155 people had been taken aboard and approximately 129 arrived.

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Slave voyages 📅 15 August 1759 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Caesar; flag: U.S.A.; rig: Snauw. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Fitch, Timothy; Captain: Gwin, Peter; Captain: Masterman, Marmaduke. The voyage began at Boston on 14 January 1759. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bance/Bunce Island (Sierra Leone). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 15.5%.

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