EVENT INFORMATION

2
June
1799

The slave ship Rodney departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Antigua and Barbuda.

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📅 2 June 1799 📍 Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Rodney; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 144. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Wilson, Charles; Investor: Wilson, Charles; Captain: Begg, William; Investor: Begg, William; Captain: Webster, John; Investor: Webster, John; Investor: Shand, Charles; Captain: Dowie, Robert; Captain: Dowie, William. The voyage began at Liverpool on 2 June 1799. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gabon (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua).

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