EVENT INFORMATION

29
March
1763

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

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๐Ÿ“… 29 March 1763 ๐Ÿ“ Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Snapper; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 146.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Johnson, Thomas; Investor: Brown, Joseph; Investor: Salthouse, John; Captain: Salthouse, James; Investor: Mercer, Richard. The voyage began at Liverpool on 29 March 1763. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Sierra Leone estuary. Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Kitts, port unspecified. Recorded resistance: Vessel's boats attacked from shore. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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