EVENT INFORMATION

22
June
1772

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

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📅 22 June 1772 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Mercury; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Hamilton, D; Investor: Hamilton, D; Captain: Froad, John. The voyage began at Bristol on 22 June 1772. 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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