EVENT INFORMATION

27
October
1769

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

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๐Ÿ“… 27 October 1769 ๐Ÿ“ Barbados

Vessel: Betsey; flag: Great Britain; rig: Sloop; estimated standardized tonnage: 56.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Shaw, Saml; Captain: Babcock, Elias; Captain: Cawson, David. The voyage began at Liverpool on 27 October 1769. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Saint-Louis (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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