EVENT INFORMATION

23
July
1770

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

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๐Ÿ“… 23 July 1770 ๐Ÿ“ Barbados

Vessel: Polly; flag: U.S.A.; rig: Brig. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Child, Thomas. The voyage began at Rhode Island, port unspecified on 23 July 1770. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Anomabu (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified.

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