EVENT INFORMATION

26
July
1685

The slave ship Leguana Merchant left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Jamaica. About 384 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 26 July 1685 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Leguana Merchant; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Lowder, Walter. The voyage began at London on 27 September 1684. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 32.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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