EVENT INFORMATION

11
August
1759

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

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๐Ÿ“… 11 August 1759 ๐Ÿ“ Jamaica

Vessel: Ford; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 164.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Gildart, James; Investor: Gildart, James; Captain: Hutton, William; Investor: Hutton, William; Investor: Sherlock, Barth; Investor: Ford, Charles; Investor: Winstanley, Samuel. The voyage began at Liverpool on 11 August 1759. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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