EVENT INFORMATION

4
October
1759

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

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📅 4 October 1759 📍 Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Blakeney; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brigantine; estimated standardized tonnage: 128.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Benson, William; Investor: Benson, William; Captain: Crosbie, John; Investor: Crosbie, John; Investor: Trafford, William; Investor: Trafford, Richard; Investor: Crosbie, William; Captain: Bentley, William. The voyage began at Liverpool on 4 October 1759. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Sierra Leone estuary. Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Kitts, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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