EVENT INFORMATION

9
July
1773

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

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📅 9 July 1773 📍 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: Maies, Joseph. The voyage began at Bristol on 9 July 1773. 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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