EVENT INFORMATION

7
August
1787

The slave ship Fly departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to British Virgin Islands.

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๐Ÿ“… 7 August 1787 ๐Ÿ“ British Virgin Islands

Vessel: Fly; flag: Great Britain; rig: Sloop; estimated standardized tonnage: 27. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Rogers, James; Captain: Walker, James. The voyage began at Bristol on 7 August 1787. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Sierra Leone estuary. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Tortola, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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