EVENT INFORMATION

9
July
1770

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

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๐Ÿ“… 9 July 1770 ๐Ÿ“ Barbados

Vessel: Cleopatra; flag: U.S.A.; rig: Ship. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Rivera; Captain: Briggs, Nat; Investor: Briggs, Nat; Investor: Lopez, Aaron. The voyage began at Rhode Island, port unspecified on 9 July 1770. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Anomabu (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 11.0%.

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