EVENT INFORMATION

6
February
1683

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

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๐Ÿ“… 6 February 1683 ๐Ÿ“ Jamaica

Vessel: Hopewell; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Lumley, Richard. The voyage began at London on 6 February 1683. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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