EVENT INFORMATION

21
February
1799

The slave ship Telegraph arrived with enslaved Africans in Saint Kitts and Nevis. About 145 people had been taken aboard and approximately 135 arrived.

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📅 21 February 1799 📍 Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Telegraph; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 84. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Earle, Thomas; Captain: Earle, William; Investor: Earle, William; Captain: Maginnis, John. The voyage began at Liverpool on 10 April 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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