EVENT INFORMATION

19
April
1755

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

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📅 19 April 1755 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Myrtle; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 128.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Rumsey, James; Captain: How, Robert. The voyage began at Bristol on 19 April 1755. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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