EVENT INFORMATION

12
April
1762

The slave ship Philadelphia departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Curaçao.

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📅 12 April 1762 📍 Curacao

Vessel: Philadelphia; flag: Netherlands; rig: Fregat; estimated standardized tonnage: 320. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Middelburgsche Commercie Compagnie; Captain: Wolf, Frans; Captain: Verdonk, Philippus. The voyage began at Vlissingen on 12 April 1762. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Malembo (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Curaçao. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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