EVENT INFORMATION

16
September
1788

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

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📅 16 September 1788 📍 Grenada

Vessel: Bridget; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 295. 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: Overton, Barton. The voyage began at Liverpool on 16 September 1788. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: New Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Grenada, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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