EVENT INFORMATION

5
September
1792

The slave ship Pearl began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Barbados.

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📅 5 September 1792 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Pearl; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 420. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Rogers, James; Investor: Laroche, James; Investor: Fydell, Richard; Captain: Simmons, John; Captain: Thornbury. The voyage began at Bristol on 28 July 1792. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 50.0%. Recorded outcome: Laid up (disarmed) or broken up in the Americas.

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