EVENT INFORMATION

18
April
1767

The slave ship Two Friends arrived with enslaved Africans in Jamaica. About 80 people had been taken aboard and approximately 77 arrived.

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📅 18 April 1767 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Two Friends; flag: U.S.A.; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 30. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Drinker, Henry; Captain: Woodhouse, James. The voyage began at Kingston on 7 May 1766. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gambia (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 4.0%. Recorded outcome: Returned direct to Africa after bringing enslaved people to the Americas.

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