EVENT INFORMATION

11
September
1765

The slave ship Betty departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Barbados.

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📅 11 September 1765 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Betty; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brigantine; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Case, T; Investor: Staniforth, Thomas; Captain: Chapman, William; Investor: Chapman, William; Investor: Ryan, Thomas. The voyage began at Liverpool on 11 September 1765. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 7.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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