EVENT INFORMATION

20
March
1798

The slave ship Betsey departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to U.S. Virgin Islands.

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📅 20 March 1798 📍 U.S. Virgin Islands

Vessel: Betsey; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 190. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Bolton, John; Captain: Mosson, Edward. The voyage began at Liverpool on 20 March 1798. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: West Central Africa and St Helena, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Croix. Recorded outcome: Captured by the French - after enslaved people disembarked.

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