EVENT INFORMATION

23
March
1680

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

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📅 23 March 1680 📍 Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Swallow; flag: Great Britain. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Seys, Evan. The voyage began at London on 23 March 1680. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: New Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Newcastle (Nevis). Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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