EVENT INFORMATION

12
May
1787

The slave ship Friends (a) Amis departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Haiti.

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📅 12 May 1787 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Friends (a) Amis; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 142. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Lewis, John; Investor: Powell, John; Captain: Sherry. The voyage began at Bristol on 12 May 1787. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Port-au-Prince. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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