EVENT INFORMATION

26
January
1767

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

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📅 26 January 1767 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Polly; flag: U.S.A.; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 269.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Wanton, Peter; Investor: Wanton, Jos. The voyage began at Rhode Island, port unspecified on 26 January 1767. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Coast Castle (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 11.0%.

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