EVENT INFORMATION

7
October
1773

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

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📅 7 October 1773 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Will; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Rumbold, Thomas; Captain: Simmons, Jno (Sr); Investor: Simmons, Jno (Sr); Captain: Simmons, Jno (Jr); Investor: Simmons, Jno (Jr). The voyage began at Liverpool on 7 October 1773. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: New Calabar (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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