EVENT INFORMATION

27
September
1752

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

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📅 27 September 1752 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Halifax; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Wansey, W; Captain: Ellis, Henry. The voyage began at Bristol on 27 September 1752. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 1.5%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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