EVENT INFORMATION

16
March
1769

The slave ship Polly arrived with enslaved Africans in Barbados. About 154 people had been taken aboard and approximately 146 arrived.

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📅 16 March 1769 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Polly; flag: U.S.A.; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Coddrington; Investor: Mason, Benjamin. The voyage began at Rhode Island, port unspecified on 11 July 1768. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Anomabu (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 5.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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