EVENT INFORMATION

3
March
1776

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

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📅 3 March 1776 📍 Dominica

Vessel: Bacchus; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 146.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Earle, William; Investor: Earle, William; Captain: Forsythe, John; Captain: Holland, Nehemiah; Investor: Holland, Nehemiah. The voyage began at Liverpool on 3 March 1776. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Windward Coast, place unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Lucia, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Captured by United States with enslaved people.

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