EVENT INFORMATION

30
August
1762

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

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📅 30 August 1762 📍 Guadeloupe

Vessel: Marlborough; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Farr; Captain: Gibson, Thomas; Investor: Farr, Richard (Jr). The voyage began at Bristol on 30 August 1762. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Basse-Terre. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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