EVENT INFORMATION

16
December
1770

The slave ship Dorsetshire arrived with enslaved Africans in Jamaica. About 250 people had been taken aboard and approximately 208 arrived.

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📅 16 December 1770 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Dorsetshire; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Fowler J; Investor: Fowler J; Captain: Doyle, Nicholas; Captain: Froad, John. The voyage began at Bristol on 16 April 1770. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Africa, port unspecified (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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