EVENT INFORMATION

8
Oktober
1765

The slave ship Essex departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Antigua and Barbuda.

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๐Ÿ“… 8 Oktober 1765 ๐Ÿ“ Antigua en Barbuda

Vessel: Essex; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Johnson, Thomas; Investor: Foxcroft, Thomas; Captain: Brown, James; Investor: Brown, James; Captain: Dobb, William; Investor: Dobb, William; Captain: Waterson; Investor: Waterson; Investor: Salthouse, John; Investor: Goad, John; Investor: Hutton, George; Captain: Seaman, William; Investor: Seaman, William. The voyage began at Liverpool on 8 October 1765. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Mount (Cape Grand Mount) (Windward Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua). Estimated mortality during the crossing: 27.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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