EVENT INFORMATION

15
July
1699

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

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📅 15 July 1699 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Rainbow; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 398.1. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Haynes, Thomas; Captain: Plumley, Richard; Investor: Royal African Company. The voyage began at London on 15 July 1699. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Africa, port unspecified (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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