EVENT INFORMATION

8
July
1679

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

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๐Ÿ“… 8 July 1679 ๐Ÿ“ Jamaica

Vessel: Providence; flag: Great Britain. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Pepperell, Nicholas; Investor: Royal African Company. The voyage began at London on 8 July 1679. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea Islands, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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