EVENT INFORMATION

23
December
1787

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

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📅 23 December 1787 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Peggy; flag: Great Britain; rig: Schooner; estimated standardized tonnage: 42. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Tarleton, John; Investor: Tarleton, John; Captain: Tarleton, Thomas; Investor: Tarleton, Thomas; Investor: Tarleton, Clayton; Investor: Backhouse, Dan; Captain: Salisbury, John; Captain: Hamilton, Hugh. The voyage began at Liverpool on 23 December 1787. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 32.0%.

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