P_10433_1741 – Robert Bird
London Virginia and Maryland merchant, partner in Higginson and Bird, and co-owner with his partner of a single slaving voyage to Calabar and York River in 1718. The two men were bankrupt in 1721.
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First name: Robert
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Last name: Bird
Aliases: Bird
Primary cohort: London
Sex: Male
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Bankruptcy of Gilbert Higginson and Robert Bird, late of London, merchants and partners, London Gazette 26 September 1721Issue:5994Page:2
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Sources: London Gazette 26 September 1721Issue:5994Page:2 The Library of Congress Galloway Papers includes a letterbook for Higginson and Bird of 1718-1719, http://memory.loc.gov/service/gdc/scd0001/2005/20056515002ha/20056515002ha.pdf p. 137.
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Crossings (1)
75637 - Higginson
Role: Owner
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Was slave trading profitable: Don't know
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