EVENT INFORMATION

6
June
1719

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

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📅 6 June 1719 📍 Montserrat

Vessel: Rebecca; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 74.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Hooke, Abraham; Captain: Biglow, Jabez. The voyage began at Bristol on 6 June 1719. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Montserrat, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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