EVENT INFORMATION

27
April
1770

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

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๐Ÿ“… 27 April 1770 ๐Ÿ“ Dominica

Vessel: Swift; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brigantine; estimated standardized tonnage: 128.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Earle, William; Investor: Earle, William; Investor: Davenport, William; Investor: Parker, John; Captain: Lace, Ambr; Investor: Lace, Ambr; Captain: Jenkinson, William; Investor: Jenkinson, William; Captain: Black, Patrick; Investor: Black, Patrick; Captain: Jennings, Rob; Investor: Jennings, Rob; Captain: Sime, John. The voyage began at Liverpool on 27 April 1770. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Dominica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Sold in the Americas after disembarking enslaved people.

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