EVENT INFORMATION

17
April
1790

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

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📅 17 April 1790 📍 Grenada

Vessel: Edgar; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 159. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Fisher, Ralph; Investor: Fisher, Ralph; Investor: Kewley; Investor: Kewley, Patrick; Investor: Aspinall, William; Captain: Forrest, James; Investor: Forrest, James. The voyage began at Liverpool on 17 April 1790. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gambia (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Grenada, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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