Diary of William Chancellor
Description
The diary of William Chancellor, who worked as a doctor on board the sloop "Wolf" when it departed New York in September 1749 on a 20-month slaving voyage to the coast of West Africa. Another volume of his diary, either lost or destroyed, covered the period from September 1749 to mid-May 1750, while this surviving volume entitled "Continuation of a Voyage from New York to the Coast of Africa in the Sloop Wolf Gurnay Wall Command" begins on May 18, 1750 and ends May 10, 1751. Chancellor's diary entries detail the misery he witnessed amongst the captured Africans on board. Dozens of individuals died from disease and violence, including four men who were drowned after attempting to revolt against the crew.
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Date
1750-1751