EVENT INFORMATION

7
October
1773

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

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📅 7 October 1773 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Blossom; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 200.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Hughes, Joseph; Investor: Hughes, Joseph; Investor: James, W. The voyage began at Liverpool on 7 October 1773. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Mount (Cape Grand Mount) (Windward Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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