EVENT INFORMATION

24
February
1756

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

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📅 24 February 1756 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Anstis; flag: U.S.A.; rig: Brigantine; estimated standardized tonnage: 45. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: James, Peter; Investor: James, Peter; Investor: Watson, John; Captain: James, John. The voyage began at Newport on 24 February 1756. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston.

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