EVENT INFORMATION

22
April
1800

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

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📅 22 April 1800 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Alexander; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 300. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Winder, William; Investor: Wheeler, Josiah; Captain: Preston, Gerrard; Investor: Preston, Gerrard; Captain: Mitchell, John; Investor: Mitchell, John; Investor: Hanna, Samuel; Investor: Moore, William; Investor: Carlile, Andrew; Investor: Carlile, Hugh; Captain: Preston, John; Investor: Preston, John. The voyage began at Liverpool on 22 April 1800. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: West Central Africa and St Helena, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Captured unspecified after enslaved people disembarked.

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