EVENT INFORMATION

27
May
1788

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

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📅 27 May 1788 📍 Uruguay

Vessel: Elizabeth; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 273. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Marshall, John; Investor: Marshall, John; Investor: Firmin de Tastet & co. The voyage began at Liverpool on 27 May 1788. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Montevideo. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 28.9%.

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