EVENT INFORMATION

6
February
1698

The slave ship Københavns Børs began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to U.S. Virgin Islands.

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📅 6 February 1698 📍 U.S. Virgin Islands

Vessel: Københavns Børs; flag: Denmark / Baltic. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Vestindisk-guineiske Kompagni; Investor: Lerche, Jacob; Captain: Pietersen, Innes (a) Petersen, Jens. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Little Popo (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Danish West Indies, colony unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 45.0%. Recorded resistance: Revolt by enslaved people.

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