EVENT INFORMATION

30
September
1753

The slave ship Young Batchelor began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Jamaica.

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📅 30 September 1753 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Young Batchelor; flag: U.S.A.; rig: Sloop; estimated standardized tonnage: 40. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Shearman, Robert; Captain: Johnson, Saml; Investor: Johnson, Saml. The voyage began at Newport on 22 June 1753. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Anomabu (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston.

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