EVENT INFORMATION

27
April
1796

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

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📅 27 April 1796 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Bridget; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 132. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Tarleton, John; Investor: Tarleton, John; Investor: Backhouse, Dan; Captain: Rigmaiden, Thomas; Investor: Rigmaiden, Thomas. The voyage began at Liverpool on 27 April 1796. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cameroons (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Captured by the French - after embarkation of enslaved people.

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