EVENT INFORMATION

22
January
1685

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

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📅 22 January 1685 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Unity; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 128.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Draper, Thomas; Investor: Royal African Company. The voyage began at London on 22 January 1685. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: West Central Africa and St Helena, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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