EVENT INFORMATION

4
April
1772

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

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📅 4 April 1772 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Betsey; flag: Great Britain; rig: Sloop; estimated standardized tonnage: 133.7. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Heird, J; Captain: Barber, Robert; Captain: Aird, Robert. The voyage began at London on 4 April 1772. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Sierra Leone estuary. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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