EVENT INFORMATION

24
December
1743

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

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📅 24 December 1743 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Williamsburgh; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Tate, John; Investor: Tate, John. The voyage began at Bristol on 24 December 1743. 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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