EVENT INFORMATION

1
May
1774

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

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📅 1 May 1774 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Polly; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 281.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Kendall, John; Investor: Kendall, John; Investor: Case, George; Captain: Apsinall, James; Investor: Apsinall, James; Captain: Earle, William; Investor: Earle, William; Investor: Gregson, William; Investor: Blundell, Jonathan; Investor: Knight, John. The voyage began at Liverpool on 1 May 1774. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (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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