EVENT INFORMATION

28
October
1759

The slave ship Cornwall departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Antigua and Barbuda.

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📅 28 October 1759 📍 Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Cornwall; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 281.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Laroche, James (Sr); Captain: Duncomb, David; Investor: Duncomb, David. The voyage began at Bristol on 28 October 1759. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua). Estimated mortality during the crossing: 29.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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