EVENT INFORMATION

28
February
1700

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

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๐Ÿ“… 28 February 1700 ๐Ÿ“ Barbados

Vessel: Encouragement; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 353.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Sadler, Ralph; Investor: Royal African Company. The voyage began at London on 28 February 1700. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 15.0%.

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