EVENT INFORMATION

30
September
1796

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

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📅 30 September 1796 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Harlequin; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 155. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Colley, Jas Eckly; Investor: Colley, Jas Eckly; Investor: Earle, Thomas; Captain: Earle, William; Investor: Earle, William; Investor: Coupland, William; Investor: Pickthall, Robert; Captain: Topping, Jesse; Captain: Smale, Jno; Investor: Smale, Jno; Investor: Molyneux, Edmund; Captain: Higgins, Isaac. The voyage began at Liverpool on 30 July 1796. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Mount (Cape Grand Mount) (Windward Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Sold in the Americas after disembarking enslaved people.

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