EVENT INFORMATION

4
May
1756

The slave ship Betsey left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Jamaica. About 70 people had been taken aboard.

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Slave voyages 📅 4 May 1756 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Betsey; flag: Great Britain; rig: Sloop; estimated standardized tonnage: 90. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Burke, Barry. The voyage began at Charleston. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gambia (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Bought at least one slave in Africa - subsequent fate unknown.

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