EVENT INFORMATION

18
February
1730

The slave ship Burroughs departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Jamaica.

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📅 18 February 1730 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Burroughs; flag: Great Britain. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Tonge, Henry; Captain: Wallington, John. The voyage began at Bristol on 18 February 1730. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Coast Castle (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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