EVENT INFORMATION

12
June
1776

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

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📅 12 June 1776 📍 Dominica

Vessel: Betsey; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 254.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Simmons, John; Investor: Simmons, John; Investor: James, W. The voyage began at Liverpool on 12 June 1776. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: New Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Dominica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Sold in the Americas after disembarking enslaved people.

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