EVENT INFORMATION

12
March
1766

The slave ship Mercury arrived with enslaved Africans in Saint Kitts and Nevis. About 58 people had been taken aboard and approximately 44 arrived.

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📅 12 March 1766 📍 Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Mercury; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 56.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Sanders, John; Captain: Campbell, Duncan. The voyage began at Bristol on 22 December 1764. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Kitts, port unspecified.

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