EVENT INFORMATION

25
May
1790

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

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📅 25 May 1790 📍 Grenada

Vessel: President; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 254. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Bolton, John; Investor: Staniforth, Thomas; Investor: Brooks, Jsph; Captain: Robinson, John; Investor: Robinson, John; Investor: Slater, Gill; Captain: Leatham, Roger; Investor: Leatham, Roger; Investor: Pole, William; Investor: Ryan, Thomas; Investor: Cropper, Thomas; Investor: Carter, Thomas; Captain: Wilding, Richard. The voyage began at Liverpool on 25 May 1790. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cameroons (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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