EVENT INFORMATION

28
August
1767

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

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📅 28 August 1767 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Maesgwyn; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Powell, John; Captain: How, Robert. The voyage began at Bristol on 28 August 1767. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 5.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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