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

Vessel: Mercury; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 128.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Baker, Peter; Captain: Hutton, William; Investor: Hutton, William; Investor: Green, Robert; Investor: Cooke, William; Investor: Latham, John. The voyage began at Liverpool on 23 October 1769. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Popo (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Dominica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.