EVENT INFORMATION

30
May
1806

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

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📅 30 May 1806 📍 Uruguay

Vessel: Rufus; flag: U.S.A.; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 257. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Wilson, Thomas; Investor: Waterman, Walter; Captain: Dabney, James. The voyage began at London on 30 May 1806. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Saint-Louis (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Montevideo. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 8.0%.

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