EVENT INFORMATION

16
July
1767

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

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๐Ÿ“… 16 July 1767 ๐Ÿ“ Barbados

Vessel: Prosperity; flag: U.S.A.; rig: Sloop; estimated standardized tonnage: 137.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Potter, Simeon; Captain: Martindale, Silas. The voyage began at Rhode Island, port unspecified on 20 April 1767. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Coast Castle (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified.

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