EVENT INFORMATION

27
January
1757

The slave ship Young Batchelor left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Jamaica. About 140 people had been taken aboard.

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Slave voyages 📅 27 January 1757 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Young Batchelor; flag: U.S.A.; rig: Sloop; estimated standardized tonnage: 164.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Johnson, Saml; Investor: Johnson, Saml. The voyage began at Rhode Island, port unspecified on 1756. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Anomabu (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Captured by the French - after embarkation of enslaved people.

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