EVENT INFORMATION

26
May
1775

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

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๐Ÿ“… 26 May 1775 ๐Ÿ“ Grenada

Vessel: Mercury; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Llewellin, William; Investor: Llewellin, William; Investor: Coghlan. The voyage began at Bristol on 26 May 1775. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Grenada, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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