EVENT INFORMATION

5
August
1770

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

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📅 5 August 1770 📍 Dominica

Vessel: Jenny; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 236.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Crosbie, John; Investor: Crosbie, John; Investor: Crosbie, William; Captain: Morson, Robert; Investor: Morson, Robert; Investor: Lovell, Langford; Investor: Morson, James; Investor: Willock, Alex; Investor: Morson, Arthur. The voyage began at Liverpool on 5 August 1770. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Dominica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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