EVENT INFORMATION

15
January
1762

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

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📅 15 January 1762 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Alexander; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Craig, Caldwell; Captain: Hewitt, John. The voyage began at London on 15 January 1762. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Saint-Louis (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Recorded outcome: Returned direct to Africa after bringing enslaved people to the Americas.

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