EVENT INFORMATION

30
August
1762

The slave ship Arabella departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Saint Kitts and Nevis.

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📅 30 August 1762 📍 Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Arabella; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Laroche, James (Sr); Captain: Merrick, George. 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: St Kitts, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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