EVENT INFORMATION

24
July
1798

The slave ship Maria departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Saint Kitts and Nevis.

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📅 24 July 1798 📍 Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Maria; flag: Great Britain; rig: Schooner; estimated standardized tonnage: 72. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Evans, Jenkin; Investor: Evans, Jenkin; Investor: Vose, John; Captain: Phillips, Thomas; Investor: Phillips, Thomas; Captain: Fairweather, Pat; Investor: Fairweather, Pat; Investor: Seddon, James (Jr). The voyage began at Liverpool on 24 July 1798. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: West Central Africa and St Helena, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Kitts, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Sold in the Americas after disembarking enslaved people.

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