EVENT INFORMATION

12
September
1801

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

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📅 12 September 1801 📍 Cuba

Vessel: Betsey; flag: U.S.A.; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 107. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Curtis, Benj; Captain: Packard, Nathaniel; Investor: Packard, Nathaniel. The voyage began at Rhode Island, port unspecified on 12 September 1801. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Africa, port unspecified (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Havana. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 20.0%.

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