EVENT INFORMATION

5
July
1681

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

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📅 5 July 1681 📍 Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Eaglet; flag: Great Britain. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Waugh, John. The voyage began at London on 5 July 1681. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Newcastle (Nevis). Estimated mortality during the crossing: 18.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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