EVENT INFORMATION

22
November
1766

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

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📅 22 November 1766 📍 Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Jesse; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Briggs, William; Investor: Haliday, William; Investor: Dunbar, Thomas. The voyage began at Liverpool on 22 November 1766. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Kitts, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.

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