174 enslaved Africans disembark at Galveston from the Patronille.

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Title

174 enslaved Africans disembark at Galveston from the Patronille.

Description

Captain Guy Richards Champlin, an American privateer, arrived at Galveston Bay in a captured prize ship named Patronille carrying 174 enslaved Africans. It is unclear who the ship belonged to or where its original destination was before Champlin captured it.

Date

1817-04-01/1817-04-30

Type

Event