Slaves being transported to Virginia or Maryland...

Item # 683546

June 17, 1729

THE POST BOY, London, June 17, 1729 Among the front page reports is one noting: "The Grove snow, Capt. Ford, was met in the latitude of 25...from Antiqua, having 230 fine Negroes on board, and bound with them to Virginia or Maryland, having lost only 12 in their voyage."
A single sheet issue, 8 1/2 by 14 inches, two decorative engravings in the masthead, great condition.