EVENT INFORMATION

7
May
1788

The slave ship Lea left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Suriname. About 162 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 7 May 1788 📍 Suriname

Vessel: Lea; flag: Netherlands; rig: Brik. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Harlingen, Pieter van; Captain: Jacobs, Claas. The voyage began at Amsterdam on 16 June 1787. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Elmina (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Suriname, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 77 days. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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