EVENT INFORMATION

11
October
1806

The slave ship Bess left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Trinidad and Tobago. About 310 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 11 October 1806 📍 Trinidad and Tobago

Vessel: Bess; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 281. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Case, George; Captain: McKey, William; Captain: Hatchell, Henry. The voyage began at Liverpool on 23 March 1806. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Trinidad, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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