EVENT INFORMATION

19
May
1771

The slave ship Betsey departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Saint Kitts and Nevis.

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📅 19 May 1771 📍 Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Betsey; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 305.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: James, W; Captain: Conway, Samuel. The voyage began at Liverpool on 19 May 1771. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Kitts, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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