EVENT INFORMATION

29
September
1790

The slave ship Madam Pookata departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Dominica.

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📅 29 September 1790 📍 Dominica

Vessel: Madam Pookata; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 114. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Benson, Moses; Investor: Backhouse, John; Captain: Penny, James; Investor: Penny, James; Captain: Dixon, Thomas; Investor: Dixon, Thomas; Investor: Rutson, William; Captain: Swan, Joseph; Captain: Irwin, James; Investor: Rigby, Peter. The voyage began at Liverpool on 29 September 1790. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cabinda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Dominica, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 1.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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