EVENT INFORMATION

9
January
1803

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

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๐Ÿ“… 9 January 1803 ๐Ÿ“ Barbados

Vessel: Westmoreland; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 406. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Rives, Thomas; Investor: Rives, Thomas; Captain: Boardman, Timothy; Investor: Boardman, Timothy; Captain: Kelly, Edward; Investor: Montgomery, John; Investor: Marshall, Thomas. The voyage began at Liverpool on 9 January 1803. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gabon (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Captured before disembarking enslaved people; vessel recaptured or released subsequently.

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