EVENT INFORMATION

2
September
1785

The slave ship Preston completed the voyage after transporting enslaved Africans to Cuba.

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📅 2 September 1785 📍 Cuba

Vessel: Preston; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Earle, William (Jr); Investor: Earle, William; Investor: Earle, Thomas; Investor: Parke, Thomas; Investor: Heywood, Benjamin Arthur; Investor: Davenport, William; Investor: Copland, John; Captain: Brighouse, William. The voyage began at Antigua, place unspecified on 23 March 1784. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Sierra Leone estuary. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Havana. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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