EVENT INFORMATION

9
December
1798

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

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📅 9 December 1798 📍 Guyana

Vessel: Hawke; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 168. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Caldcleugh, Alexander; Captain: Bowers; Investor: Bowers; Captain: Brown. The voyage began at London on 9 December 1798. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Mount (Cape Grand Mount) (Windward Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Demerara.

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