EVENT INFORMATION

26
March
1737

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

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📅 26 March 1737 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Jefferis; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Jefferies, William; Investor: Jefferies, William; Captain: Smith, Charles. The voyage began at Bristol on 26 March 1737. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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