EVENT INFORMATION

10
August
1761

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

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📅 10 August 1761 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Pitt; flag: U.S.A.; rig: Sloop; estimated standardized tonnage: 25. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Cruger, John; Captain: Elder, Robert. The voyage began at New York on 10 August 1761. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Africa, port unspecified (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston.

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