EVENT INFORMATION

30
March
1764

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

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📅 30 March 1764 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Peggy; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Johnson, Thomas; Captain: Grayson, Anthony; Investor: Grayson, Anthony; Captain: Matthews, Joseph; Investor: Matthews, Joseph; Investor: Rigby, Peter; Captain: Dobb, William; Investor: Dobb, William; Investor: Brown, Joseph; Investor: Salthouse, John. The voyage began at Liverpool on 30 March 1764. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Benin (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 2.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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