EVENT INFORMATION

16
August
1734

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

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๐Ÿ“… 16 August 1734 ๐Ÿ“ Jamaica

Vessel: Benedicta; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 128.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Day, James; Captain: Parker, Henry; Investor: Parker, Henry. The voyage began at Bristol on 16 August 1734. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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