EVENT INFORMATION

2
February
1770

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

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📅 2 February 1770 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: King George; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Anderson, J; Investor: Anderson, J; Captain: Maxwell, James. The voyage began at Bristol on 2 February 1770. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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