EVENT INFORMATION

24
March
1691

The slave ship Marschall Derfflinger departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to U.S. Virgin Islands.

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📅 24 March 1691 📍 U.S. Virgin Islands

Vessel: Marschall Derfflinger; flag: Denmark / Baltic. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Melter, Abraham; Investor: Brandenburg African Company. The voyage began on 24 March 1691. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Africa, port unspecified (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Thomas.

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