EVENT INFORMATION

13
January
1767

The slave ship Polly began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Barbados.

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📅 13 January 1767 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Polly; flag: U.S.A.; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 164.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Wanton, Colo; Investor: Wanton, Colo. The voyage began at Rhode Island, port unspecified on 1766. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Coast Castle (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified.

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