EVENT INFORMATION

8
August
1799

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

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๐Ÿ“… 8 August 1799 ๐Ÿ“ Martinique

Vessel: London; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 264. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Joseph, Abraham; Investor: Morley, Morris Lewin; Investor: Moore, Thomas; Captain: Lightfoot, William. The voyage began at Liverpool on 8 August 1799. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.

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