EVENT INFORMATION

5
May
1775

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

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📅 5 May 1775 📍 Dominica

Vessel: Francis; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 128.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Williamson, Edward; Investor: Conor, H. The voyage began at London on 5 May 1775. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Saint-Louis (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Dominica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Returned direct to Africa after bringing enslaved people to the Americas.

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