EVENT INFORMATION

19
June
1770

The slave ship Myrtle departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Antigua and Barbuda.

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📅 19 June 1770 📍 Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Myrtle; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: White, John; Investor: White, John; Captain: Brittargh, William; Investor: Brittargh, William; Investor: Foxcroft, Thomas; Captain: Rice, William; Investor: Rice, William; Captain: Doran, Felix; Investor: Doran, Felix; Investor: Brown, Joseph; Investor: Salthouse, John; Investor: Hutton, George. The voyage began at Liverpool on 19 June 1770. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Windward Coast, place unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua). Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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