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2
Augustus
1785

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

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📅 2 Augustus 1785 📍 Dominica

Vessel: Mermaid; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 257. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Sparling; Investor: Sparling; Captain: Withers, Joseph. The voyage began at Liverpool on 2 August 1785. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (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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