EVENT INFORMATION

4
May
1765

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

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📅 4 May 1765 📍 Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Betsey; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Jones, William; Investor: Jones, William; Captain: Fowler J; Investor: Fowler J; Captain: Matthews; Investor: Matthews. The voyage began at Bristol on 4 May 1765. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gabon (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Kitts, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.

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