EVENT INFORMATION

12
February
1737

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

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📅 12 February 1737 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Swallow; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 110.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Becher, Michl; Captain: Blake, George. The voyage began at Bristol on 12 February 1737. 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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