EVENT INFORMATION

26
July
1755

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

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📅 26 July 1755 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Young Foster; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 128.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Cunliffe, Foster; Captain: Deane, Edward; Investor: Deane, Edward; Investor: Cunliffe, Ellis; Investor: Cunliffe, Robert; Investor: Craven, Charles; Investor: Willoughby, Rothwell; Captain: Hayston, Henry. The voyage began at Liverpool on 26 July 1755. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Windward Coast, place unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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