EVENT INFORMATION

6
May
1775

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

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📅 6 May 1775 📍 Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Francis; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 74.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Williamson, Edward. The voyage began at Dominica, place unspecified on 6 May 1775. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Saint-Louis (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua). Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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