EVENT INFORMATION

25
May
1784

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

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📅 25 May 1784 📍 Dominica

Vessel: Thomas; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 110. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Copeland, Jno; Investor: Copeland, Jno; Captain: Limeburner, Jere; Captain: Limeburner, Irving. The voyage began at Liverpool on 25 May 1784. 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: Voyage completed as intended.

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