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(Exact date unknown) Equiano arrives in Barbados
Olaudah Equiano, along with his fellow slaves, arrives in Barbados. -
(Exact date unknown) Equiano is examined for his health
Through methods such as jumping, slave examiners are able to determine whether Equiano is healthy. -
Equiano and the others move to the Slave Market
Olaudah Equiano and the other slaves are told to go to the yard of a merchant, where they would all be sold. -
(Exact date unknown) Equiano witnesses his fellow slaves being sold.
When the slaves are ready to be sold, a signal is given before the 'buyers rush into the yard'. While Equiano witnesses the others being sold, he himself isn't sold. -
(Exact date unknown) Equiano is then shipped to America
After waiting on the island for a few days, Olaudah Equiano is then shipped to Virginia in America. -
(Exact date unknown) Equiano begins work in Virginia.
Equiano beings work in the plantations, working as a grass-weeder and stone-gatherer. -
(Exact date unknown) Equiano is then sold to Captain Pascal
Michael Henry Pascal, a Royal Navy lieutenant, takes a liking to Olaudah Equiano and makes a purchase of him.