EVENT INFORMATION

8
July
1709

The slave ship George and Catherine departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Antigua and Barbuda.

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📅 8 July 1709 📍 Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: George and Catherine; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 146.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Hollander, Peter; Captain: Hockenhouse, Ralph; Captain: Giles, Ellis. The voyage began at London on 8 July 1709. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Africa, port unspecified (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua). Recorded outcome: Captured before disembarking enslaved people; vessel recaptured or released subsequently.

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