EVENT INFORMATION

10
July
1787

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

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📅 10 July 1787 📍 Cuba

Vessel: Brothers; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 325. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Dawson, John; Investor: Dawson, John; Captain: Abraham, Ralph; Investor: Abraham, Ralph; Investor: Baker, Peter. The voyage began at Liverpool on 10 July 1787. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Havana. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 50 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 6.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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