EVENT INFORMATION

18
July
1749

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

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๐Ÿ“… 18 July 1749 ๐Ÿ“ Jamaica

Vessel: Blundell; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Heywood, Benjamin; Investor: Shaw, Saml; Investor: Blundell, Jonathan; Investor: Heywood, Arthur; Investor: Crosbie, James; Investor: Blundell, William; Investor: Savage, Richard; Captain: Crosbie, John; Investor: Crosbie, John; Captain: Molyneux, John. The voyage began at Liverpool on 18 July 1749. 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: Returned direct to Africa after bringing enslaved people to the Americas.

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