EVENT INFORMATION

25
June
1791

The slave ship Recovery departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to British Virgin Islands.

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📅 25 June 1791 📍 British Virgin Islands

Vessel: Recovery; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 137. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Rogers, James; Investor: Laroche, James; Investor: Fydell, Richard; Captain: Walker, Thomas; Investor: Walker, Thomas; Captain: Neilson, J. The voyage began at Bristol on 25 June 1791. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Sierra Leone estuary. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Tortola, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Sold in the Americas - not known whether ship brought enslaved people.

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