EVENT INFORMATION

26
August
1799

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

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📅 26 August 1799 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Young William; flag: Great Britain; rig: Sloop; estimated standardized tonnage: 98. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Thomas, Benjamin; Captain: Begg, William; Investor: Begg, William; Investor: Rodie, Thomas; Investor: Shand, Charles; Captain: Steele, Alexander. The voyage began at Liverpool on 26 August 1799. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea Islands, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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