EVENT INFORMATION

17
October
1768

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

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📅 17 October 1768 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Betsey; flag: U.S.A.; rig: Brig. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Remington, Benjamin. The voyage began at Rhode Island, port unspecified on 17 October 1768. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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