EVENT INFORMATION

27
October
1731

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

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📅 27 October 1731 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Ruby; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 146.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Farr, Richard (Sr); Captain: Rooth, Richard; Captain: Morgan, Daniel. The voyage began at Bristol on 27 October 1731. 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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