EVENT INFORMATION

6
March
1797

The slave ship Ranger arrived with enslaved Africans in Antigua and Barbuda. About 162 people had been taken aboard and approximately 150 arrived.

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📅 6 March 1797 📍 Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Ranger; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 90. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Wilson, Charles; Investor: Wilson, Charles; Captain: Hammond, Benj; Investor: Hammond, Benj; Captain: Begg, William; Investor: Begg, William; Captain: Mill, John; Investor: Mill, John; Investor: Rackham, John; Investor: Shand, Charles; Captain: Rogers, Richard; Investor: Buddicom Robert. The voyage began at Liverpool on 30 July 1796. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea Islands, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua).

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