EVENT INFORMATION

30
August
1802

The slave ship Balk left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Uruguay. About 742 people had been taken aboard.

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Slave voyages 📅 30 August 1802 📍 Uruguay

Vessel: Balk; flag: Denmark / Baltic; rig: Fragata. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Loris, William; Captain: Brid, Jorge. The voyage began at Emden on 7 April 1802. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Saint-Louis (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Montevideo. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 37.0%. Recorded resistance: Revolt by enslaved people.

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