EVENT INFORMATION

31
December
1790

The slave ship Fly arrived with enslaved Africans in Dominica. About 203 people had been taken aboard and approximately 170 arrived.

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📅 31 December 1790 📍 Dominica

Vessel: Fly; flag: Great Britain; rig: Cutter; estimated standardized tonnage: 103. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Hodgson, John; Investor: Hodgson, John; Investor: Hodgson, Thomas (Jr); Captain: Edson, John. The voyage began at Liverpool on 20 October 1790. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Iles de Los (Sierra Leone). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Dominica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Returned direct to Africa after bringing enslaved people to the Americas.

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