EVENT INFORMATION

7
November
1774

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

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📅 7 November 1774 📍 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Vessel: Betsey; flag: U.S.A.; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 40. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Wanton, Jas; Investor: Wanton, Jas; Investor: Wanton, Wm; Captain: Auld, Abraham. The voyage began at Rhode Island, port unspecified on 7 November 1774. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Vincent, port unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 11.0%.

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