EVENT INFORMATION

2
January
1799

The slave ship Bonwick arrived with enslaved Africans in Martinique. About 338 people had been taken aboard and approximately 310 arrived.

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📅 2 January 1799 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Bonwick; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 198. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Cuite, Benjamin; Investor: Cuite, Benjamin; Investor: Flesher, Benjamin; Investor: Dilworth; Investor: Dawson, Major Richard; Investor: Kilshaw, Edward. The voyage began at Liverpool on 4 July 1798. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: New Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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