EVENT INFORMATION

29
May
1762

The slave ship Tarleton arrived with enslaved Africans in Jamaica. About 355 people had been taken aboard and approximately 290 arrived.

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📅 29 May 1762 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Tarleton; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Tarleton, John; Investor: Tarleton, John; Investor: Houghton, Richard; Captain: Grayson, Anthony; Investor: Grayson, Anthony; Investor: Parr, John (Jr); Captain: Welch, John; Investor: Welch, John; Investor: Parr, Edward; Investor: Thomson, James; Captain: Picken, Gawen. The voyage began at Liverpool on 30 June 1761. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.

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