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400 enslaved Africans disembark at Galveston from a vessel belonging to Louis de Aury.
Description
When Louis de Aury returned to Galveston in the summer of 1817, he returned with two vessels. One of the vessels was carrying an estimated 400 Africans who likely disembarked at Galveston.
Source
Fred Robbins, "The Origin and Development of the African Slave Trade in Galveston, Texas, and Surrounding Areas from 1816 to 1836," East Texas Historical Journal 9, no. 2, p. 155-156 (1971) https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/ethj/vol9/iss2/7155-156.
Date
1817-06-01/1817-09-01
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When Louis de Aury returned to Galveston in the summer of 1817, he returned with two vessels. One of the vessels was carrying an estimated 400 Africans who likely disembarked at Galveston.