EVENT INFORMATION

5
September
1763

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

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๐Ÿ“… 5 September 1763 ๐Ÿ“ Barbados

Vessel: Polly; flag: U.S.A.; rig: Ship. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Hymes, Thomas; Captain: Knowles. The voyage began at Newport on 5 September 1763. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gabon (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified.

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