EVENT INFORMATION

4
September
1764

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

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📅 4 September 1764 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Sharpe; flag: U.S.A.; rig: Sloop; estimated standardized tonnage: 35. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Durham, Thomas; Captain: Leaycraft, Viner. The voyage began at New York on 4 September 1764. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Africa, port unspecified (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston.

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