EVENT INFORMATION

27
January
1733

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

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๐Ÿ“… 27 January 1733 ๐Ÿ“ Jamaica

Vessel: Union; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 305.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Casamajor, Lewis; Investor: Hobhouse, Isaac; Captain: Williams, William; Captain: Bartlett, John; Investor: Bartlett, John; Investor: Laroche, James (Sr); Investor: Thomas, Matthew; Investor: Lyde, Lyonel; Investor: Swymmer, Henry; Investor: Swymmer, Alderman. The voyage began at Bristol on 27 January 1733. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: West Central Africa and St Helena, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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