EVENT INFORMATION

21
March
1764

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

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📅 21 March 1764 📍 Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Union; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Rumbold, Thomas; Investor: Davenport, William; Captain: Perkins, John; Investor: Perkins, John; Captain: Hughes, Thomas; Investor: Hughes, Thomas; Captain: Maddock, John; Investor: Maddock, John; Captain: Cropper, Edward; Investor: Cropper, Edward; Investor: Pownal, William; Investor: Gorrel, John. The voyage began at Liverpool on 21 March 1764. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cameroons (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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