EVENT INFORMATION

31
October
1763

The slave ship Rainbow began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Barbados.

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📅 31 October 1763 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Rainbow; flag: U.S.A.; rig: Sloop; estimated standardized tonnage: 92.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Earle, William. The voyage began at Newport on 18 July 1763. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Coast Castle (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Arrived in Africa, subsequent fate unknown.

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