EVENT INFORMATION

20
January
1753

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

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📅 20 January 1753 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Planter; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 272.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Whyting, Samuel; Investor: Charleton Edward. The voyage began at Bristol on 20 January 1753. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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