EVENT INFORMATION

23
October
1804

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

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📅 23 October 1804 📍 Cuba

Vessel: Morning Star; flag: U.S.A.; rig: Sloop; estimated standardized tonnage: 58. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Swan, Thom (Jr); Investor: Swan, Thom (Jr); Investor: Bradford, Wm. The voyage began at Rhode Island, port unspecified on 23 October 1804. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Africa, port unspecified (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Havana. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 56 days.

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