EVENT INFORMATION

17
September
1783

The slave ship King George departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Saint Lucia.

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๐Ÿ“… 17 September 1783 ๐Ÿ“ Saint Lucia

Vessel: King George; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 146.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Staniforth, Thomas; Investor: Brooks, Jsph; Captain: Hodgson, John; Investor: Hodgson, John; Investor: Hodgson, Thomas (Jr); Investor: Slater, Gill; Captain: Leatham, Roger; Investor: Leatham, Roger; Investor: Pole, William; Investor: Ryan, Thomas; Investor: Cropper, Thomas; Investor: Carter, Thomas. The voyage began at Liverpool on 17 September 1783. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cameroons (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Lucia, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Condemned - Americas after disembarkation.

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