EVENT INFORMATION

5
July
1798

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

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📅 5 July 1798 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Friendship; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 196. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Angus, Charles; Captain: Dobb, Richard; Investor: Dobb, Richard; Investor: Barker, Thomas; Captain: Booth, Miles; Captain: Dixon, John; Investor: Dixon, John. The voyage began at Liverpool on 5 July 1798. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: West Central Africa and St Helena, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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