EVENT INFORMATION

15
March
1683

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

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📅 15 March 1683 📍 Barbados

Vessel: William and Betty; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 146.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Manlove, William; Captain: Cole, Abraham. The voyage began at London on 15 March 1683. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 15.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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