EVENT INFORMATION

2
August
1787

The slave ship Swallow arrived with enslaved Africans in Dominica. About 195 people had been taken aboard and approximately 179 arrived.

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📅 2 August 1787 📍 Dominica

Vessel: Swallow; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 231. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Case, George; Investor: Gregson, John; Investor: Gregson, James; Captain: Apsinall, James; Investor: Apsinall, James; Captain: Threllfall, Joseph; Investor: Gregson William (Jr); Captain: Begg, William; Investor: Begg, William; Investor: Gregson, William; Investor: Wilson, Edward. The voyage began at Liverpool on 24 December 1786. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cameroons (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Dominica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.

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