EVENT INFORMATION

7
December
1759

The slave ship Halifax arrived with enslaved Africans in Antigua and Barbuda. About 474 people had been taken aboard and approximately 360 arrived.

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📅 7 December 1759 📍 Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Halifax; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Farr; Captain: Cowie, Robert; Investor: Farr, Richard (Jr). The voyage began at Bristol on 18 May 1759. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua). Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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