EVENT INFORMATION

17
April
1766

The slave ship Marton left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Jamaica. About 450 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 17 April 1766 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Marton; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Barber, Miles; Captain: Kendall, James; Investor: Kendall, James; Captain: Kilner, Samuel; Investor: Kilner, Samuel. The voyage began at Liverpool on 27 September 1765. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Sierra Leone estuary. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 93.0%. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after embarkation of enslaved people or during slaving.

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