EVENT INFORMATION

24
January
1702

The slave ship Bridgewater arrived with enslaved Africans in Antigua and Barbuda. About 292 people had been taken aboard and approximately 222 arrived.

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📅 24 January 1702 📍 Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Bridgewater; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 95.2. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Bredgar, John. The voyage began at London on 10 May 1701. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua). Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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