EVENT INFORMATION

21
March
1764

The slave ship Venus arrived with enslaved Africans in Barbados. About 383 people had been taken aboard and approximately 340 arrived.

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Slave voyages 📅 21 March 1764 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Venus; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 230.9. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Briggs, Wm. The voyage began at Whitehaven on 1763. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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