EVENT INFORMATION

28
December
1769

The slave ship Mercury departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

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๐Ÿ“… 28 December 1769 ๐Ÿ“ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Vessel: Mercury; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Maxwell, Basil. The voyage began at Bristol on 28 December 1769. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Anomabu (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Vincent, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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