EVENT INFORMATION

9
February
1774

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

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📅 9 February 1774 📍 Dominica

Vessel: Myers; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 263.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Hodgson, Thomas; Investor: Hodgson, Thomas; Captain: Hodgson, John; Investor: Hodgson, John; Captain: Dawson, William; Investor: Sandys, Samuel. The voyage began at Liverpool on 9 February 1774. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gambia (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Dominica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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