EVENT INFORMATION

14
February
1741

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

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๐Ÿ“… 14 February 1741 ๐Ÿ“ Jamaica

Vessel: Levant; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 305.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: White, Michael; Investor: Hobhouse, Isaac; Investor: Laroche, James (Sr); Captain: Oliver, William; Investor: Oliver, William; Captain: Smith, Thomas; Investor: Smith, Thomas; Investor: Fitzherbert, Hump; Captain: Pittman, Joseph; Investor: Oliver, Edward; Investor: Gresley, Henry. The voyage began at Bristol on 14 February 1741. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (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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