EVENT INFORMATION

10
May
1787

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

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📅 10 May 1787 📍 Grenada

Vessel: Mars; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 147. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Holland, Francis; Investor: Holland, Francis; Captain: Hodgson, Thomas; Investor: Hodgson, Thomas; Captain: Hodgson, Leckonby; Investor: Hodgson, Leckonby; Investor: Earle, Thomas; Captain: Smale, Jno; Investor: Smale, Jno; Captain: Caton, Joseph; Investor: Caton, Joseph; Investor: Earle, William (Jr); Captain: Wade, John Robinson. The voyage began at Liverpool on 10 May 1787. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cameroons (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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