EVENT INFORMATION

22
September
1769

The slave ship Friendship completed the voyage after transporting enslaved Africans to Antigua and Barbuda.

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📅 22 September 1769 📍 Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Friendship; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brigantine; estimated standardized tonnage: 128.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Blundell, Bryan; Captain: Sparling; Investor: Sparling; Captain: Elworthy, John; Investor: Elworthy, John; Investor: Crosbie, William (Jr); Investor: Blundell, Jonathan; Investor: Bolden; Captain: Hughes, Benjamin Francis. The voyage began at Liverpool on 16 December 1768. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua). Estimated mortality during the crossing: 50.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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