EVENT INFORMATION

8
January
1777

The slave ship Saint George left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Haiti. About 500 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 8 January 1777 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Saint George; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 365.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Burton, Geo; Investor: Read, M; Captain: Moore, William. The voyage began at London on 10 January 1776. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint-Domingue, then Haiti, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Captured by United States with enslaved people.

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