EVENT INFORMATION

2
August
1717

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

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📅 2 August 1717 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Melcomb Gally; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 110.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Wall, John; Investor: South Sea Company. The voyage began at London on 2 August 1717. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Coast Castle (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified.

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