Slave voyages
📅 9 March 1785
📍 U.S. Virgin Islands
Vessel: Upernavik; flag: Denmark / Baltic. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Africa, port unspecified (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Danish West Indies, colony unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 2.0%.
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