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28
August
1776

The slave ship Ada left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward U.S. Virgin Islands. About 145 people had been taken aboard.

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Slave voyages 📅 28 August 1776 📍 U.S. Virgin Islands

Vessel: Ada; flag: Denmark / Baltic. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Danish Guinean Company (a) Bargum Trading Society. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Christiansborg (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Danish West Indies, colony unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 2.0%.

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