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Indian Slaves Sink Amidst Vessel Misfortune and Noted Trade News
An historic letter details a slave ship disaster where over one hundred enslaved people leapt overboard and 33 survived. the cause linked to a disorderly crewman. The page also covers imperial politics, trade exports, and appointments, noting ships returning with goods and various court updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
St. Christopher’s
Bird
Bishop
Lavenham
Suffolk
Gooch
Bristol
St. James’s
Streights
Stockholm
Petersburg
Carolina
Spain
Sound
Himburgh
Holland
Pearce
St. Martin’s
Rochester
Here Ting
Bangor
Christopher Smithson
Holyport
Berks
Royal Regiment of Dragoons
Campbell
Paris
Madrid
Minore
Gibraltar
M.du Theil
St. Jamius
Baron de Loos
Poland
Vienna
Hungary
M. Chauvelin
House of Conde
St. Manor
Chauvelin
Duke de Villeroy
Orleans
Chanvelin
Bourges