The slave ship Assistance departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Antigua and Barbuda.

Vessel: Assistance; flag: Great Britain; rig: Schooner; estimated standardized tonnage: 47.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Hodgson, Thomas (Jr); Investor: Green, John; Investor: Savage, Richard; Captain: Lowe, James; Investor: Lowe, James; Captain: Dobson, John; Investor: Dobson, John; Captain: Copeland, Jno; Investor: Copeland, Jno; Captain: Monypenny; Investor: Monypenny; Captain: Kirkpatrick, Samuel. The voyage began at Liverpool on 29 October 1767. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Sierra Leone estuary. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua).