EVENT INFORMATION

1
April
1775

The slave ship Hereford departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Antigua and Barbuda.

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📅 1 April 1775 📍 Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Hereford; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 200.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Tarleton, John; Investor: Tarleton, John; Captain: Harrison, W; Investor: Harrison, W; Investor: Backhouse, Dan; Captain: Walker, Thomas; Investor: Walker, Thomas; Investor: Ormandy, William; Investor: Hereford, Thomas. The voyage began at Liverpool on 1 April 1775. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Iles de Los (Sierra Leone). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua). Recorded outcome: Returned direct to Africa after bringing enslaved people to the Americas.

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