EVENT INFORMATION

5
October
1741

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

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📅 5 October 1741 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Cornwall; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 254.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Laroche, James (Sr); Captain: Rickards, Joseph. The voyage began at Bristol on 5 October 1741. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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