EVENT INFORMATION

10
March
1718

The slave ship Mercury arrived with enslaved Africans in Barbados. About 189 people had been taken aboard and approximately 158 arrived.

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Slave voyages 📅 10 March 1718 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Mercury; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ketch; estimated standardized tonnage: 92.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Mackett, Henry; Investor: Mackett, Henry. The voyage began at London on 7 March 1717. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Madagascar (East Africa and Indian Ocean islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified.

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