EVENT INFORMATION

31
July
1799

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

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📅 31 July 1799 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Speedwell; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 168. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Mead, Thomas. The voyage began at London on 31 July 1799. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Coast Castle (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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