EVENT INFORMATION

25
August
1703

The slave ship William and Elizabeth departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Barbados.

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📅 25 August 1703 📍 Barbados

Vessel: William and Elizabeth; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 305.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Jamineau. Daniel; Investor: Heysham, Robert; Captain: Hamlin, Richard. The voyage began at London on 25 August 1703. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 2.0%.

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