St. John's, Antigua

When Prince is bought as a slave by Mr. Wood for 100 Bermudian currency in 1815, he takes her to “the town of St. John’s, where he lived.” The city is currently in the island of Antigua, in the country of Antigua and Barbuda. During the 1700s, Antigua was the headquarters of the Caribbean sector of the British Royal Navy. Afterwards, plantations and slavery were the basis of the colony’s economy. Slaves were not emancipated until 1833, and it’s possible Prince returned to Antigua during this time. Antigua and Barbuda gained independence from England in 1981.