EVENT INFORMATION

26
May
1766

The slave ship Canterbury departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Puerto Rico.

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📅 26 May 1766 📍 Puerto Rico

Vessel: Canterbury; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 310.1. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Bold, Arthur; Investor: Bold, Arthur; Captain: Linecar, Samuel. The voyage began at London on 26 May 1766. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Puerto Rico, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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