EVENT INFORMATION

24
August
1774

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

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📅 24 August 1774 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: King George; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Duncomb, David; Investor: Duncomb, David; Captain: Duncomb, Thomas; Investor: Rogers, James; Captain: Taylor, Cornelius. The voyage began at Bristol on 24 August 1774. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: West Central Africa and St Helena, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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