EVENT INFORMATION

5
October
1731

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

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📅 5 October 1731 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Roebuck; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 110.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Grant, Abell; Captain: Haig. The voyage began at Bristol on 5 October 1731. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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