EVENT INFORMATION

22
October
1746

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

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📅 22 October 1746 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Levant; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; 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; Investor: Oliver, Edward; Investor: Gresley, Henry; Captain: Miller, William; Investor: Miller, William. The voyage began at Bristol on 22 October 1746. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: São Tomé (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Recorded outcome: Captured and recaptured after disembarking enslaved people.

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