EVENT INFORMATION

4
June
1742

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

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📅 4 June 1742 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Manchester; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Tonge, Henry; Investor: French, Martin; Captain: Cruikshanks, Alexander. The voyage began at Bristol on 4 June 1742. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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