EVENT INFORMATION

14
August
1721

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

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📅 14 August 1721 📍 Montserrat

Vessel: America; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brigantine; estimated standardized tonnage: 92.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Challoner, William; Investor: Baker, William; Investor: Assheton; Investor: Hobhouse, Isaac; Investor: Laugher, Richard; Investor: Lougher, Walter; Investor: Clymer, William; Investor: Caster, Peter; Captain: Marshall, Thomas. The voyage began at Bristol on 14 August 1721. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Montserrat, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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