EVENT INFORMATION

4
June
1777

The slave ship Matty and Betty departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Martinique.

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📅 4 June 1777 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Matty and Betty; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 128.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Hewan, John; Investor: Hewan, John; Investor: Ratcliffe, Thomas; Captain: Bostock, Rob; Investor: Bostock, Rob. The voyage began at Liverpool on 4 June 1777. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Captured by United States with enslaved people.

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