EVENT INFORMATION

1
June
1760

The slave ship Arabella arrived with enslaved Africans in Jamaica. About 290 people had been taken aboard and approximately 220 arrived.

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📅 1 June 1760 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Arabella; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Laroche, James (Sr); Captain: Merrick, George. The voyage began at Bristol on 17 September 1759. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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