EVENT INFORMATION

26
April
1768

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

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📅 26 April 1768 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Blossom; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Briggs, William; Investor: James, W; Captain: Byrne, John. The voyage began at Liverpool on 26 April 1768. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Mount (Cape Grand Mount) (Windward Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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