EVENT INFORMATION

6
September
1753

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

← Back to Dashboard
๐Ÿ“… 6 September 1753 ๐Ÿ“ Jamaica

Vessel: Spencer; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Rigby, Thomas; Investor: Rigby, Thomas; Investor: Spencer, Lawrence; Investor: Manesty, Joseph; Captain: Chalmers, Thomas; Investor: Chalmers, Thomas; Captain: Roberts, Thomas; Investor: Roberts, Thomas. The voyage began at Liverpool on 6 September 1753. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Mount (Cape Grand Mount) (Windward Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

Log in to like or bookmark this story.
๐Ÿ”– Bookmark