EVENT INFORMATION

17
September
1716

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

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📅 17 September 1716 📍 Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Pearle; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Painter, William. The voyage began at London on 17 September 1716. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Africa, port unspecified (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua). Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.

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