EVENT INFORMATION

10
March
1770

The slave ship Venus departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to U.S. Virgin Islands.

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📅 10 March 1770 📍 U.S. Virgin Islands

Vessel: Venus; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 146.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Sims, T; Captain: Lewis, Thomas. The voyage began at Bristol on 10 March 1770. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Windward Coast, place unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Croix. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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