EVENT INFORMATION

10
November
1774

The slave ship King George arrived with enslaved Africans in Barbados. About 95 people had been taken aboard and approximately 88 arrived.

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📅 10 November 1774 📍 Barbados

Vessel: King George; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 200.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Earle, William; Investor: Earle, William; Investor: Davenport, William; Captain: Lace, Ambr; Investor: Lace, Ambr; Captain: Black, Patrick; Investor: Black, Patrick; Investor: Chaffers, Edward; Investor: Jennings, Rob; Investor: Parkin, John; Captain: Sharp, James; Captain: Grundy, James. The voyage began at Liverpool on 23 August 1773. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 7.0%. Recorded outcome: Condemned in the Americas by British after enslaved people disembarked.

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