EVENT INFORMATION

9
February
1756

The slave ship Jane began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Antigua and Barbuda.

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📅 9 February 1756 📍 Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Jane; flag: U.S.A.; rig: Sloop; estimated standardized tonnage: 60. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Hope; Captain: Baker. The voyage began at New York. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gambia (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua). Recorded resistance: Revolt by enslaved people. Recorded outcome: Captured by enslaved people, recaptured and landed enslaved people in the Americas, lost.

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