EVENT INFORMATION

22
May
1678

The slave ship Desire arrived with enslaved Africans in Antigua and Barbuda. About 199 people had been taken aboard and approximately 138 arrived.

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Slave voyages 📅 22 May 1678 📍 Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Desire; flag: Great Britain. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Singleton, John. The voyage began at London on 1677. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (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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