EVENT INFORMATION

8
July
1754

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

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📅 8 July 1754 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Polly; flag: U.S.A.; rig: Sloop; estimated standardized tonnage: 20. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Dennis, John; Captain: Taylor, John. The voyage began at Newport on 8 July 1754. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Africa, port unspecified (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston.

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