EVENT INFORMATION

2
April
1768

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

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📅 2 April 1768 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Richard; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Eagles, Thomas; Investor: Savage, Richard; Captain: Dobson, John; Investor: Dobson, John. The voyage began at Liverpool on 2 April 1768. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Anomabu (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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