EVENT INFORMATION

23
June
1761

The slave ship Fonmon Castle left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Martinique. About 340 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 23 June 1761 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Fonmon Castle; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 272.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Stroud, Walker; Investor: Stroud, Walker; Investor: Coghlan. The voyage began at Bristol on 13 October 1760. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Captured before disembarking enslaved people; vessel recaptured or released subsequently.

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