EVENT INFORMATION

5
August
1787

The slave ship Algemeen Welvaren departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Guyana.

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๐Ÿ“… 5 August 1787 ๐Ÿ“ Guyana

Vessel: Algemeen Welvaren; flag: Netherlands; rig: Fregat; estimated standardized tonnage: 322.1. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Furing; Captain: Oostdijk, Wilhelmus. The voyage began at Zeeland on 5 August 1787. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Elmina (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Demerara. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 60 days. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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