EVENT INFORMATION

12
December
1796

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

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📅 12 December 1796 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Governor Parry; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 180. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Shaw, John; Investor: Lightbody, John; Captain: Barr, James; Investor: Barr, James. The voyage began at Liverpool on 12 December 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: Sold in the Americas after disembarking enslaved people.

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