EVENT INFORMATION

29
December
1714

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

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๐Ÿ“… 29 December 1714 ๐Ÿ“ Barbados

Vessel: Florida; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 128.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Hooke, Abraham; Captain: Stevens, Francis; Investor: Stevens, Francis; Captain: Braddock, James. The voyage began at Bristol on 29 December 1714. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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