EVENT INFORMATION

10
September
1747

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

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📅 10 September 1747 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Polly; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Rowles, Samuel; Investor: Power, T; Investor: Bright, Henry; Investor: Bright, Allen; Investor: Richard; Investor: Rogers, Corsley; Investor: Pardoe, Francis; Investor: Matthew, W; Investor: Ames, Jeremiah; Investor: Tyndall. The voyage began at Bristol on 10 September 1747. 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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