EVENT INFORMATION

23
July
1785

The slave ship Little Pearl departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Grenada.

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📅 23 July 1785 📍 Grenada

Vessel: Little Pearl; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 72. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Powell, John; Investor: Rogers, James; Investor: Tapscott, William; Captain: Williams, Joseph; Captain: Williams, James; Investor: Williams, James. The voyage began at Bristol on 23 July 1785. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Grenada, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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