EVENT INFORMATION

22
May
1798

The slave ship Henry departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Cuba.

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📅 22 May 1798 📍 Cuba

Vessel: Henry; flag: Great Britain; rig: Sloop; estimated standardized tonnage: 93. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: McDowal, Samuel; Investor: Twemlow, Thomas; Captain: Cusack, Matthew. The voyage began at Liverpool on 22 May 1798. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gabon (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cuba, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Captured by Spanish - after disembarkation.

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