EVENT INFORMATION

8
May
1763

The slave ship Jolly Prince departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Saint Kitts and Nevis.

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📅 8 May 1763 📍 Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Jolly Prince; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 56.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Laroche, James (Jr); Captain: Holloran, Patrick. The voyage began at Bristol on 8 May 1763. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Kitts, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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