EVENT INFORMATION

5
September
1774

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

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๐Ÿ“… 5 September 1774 ๐Ÿ“ Jamaica

Vessel: Othello; flag: U.S.A.; rig: Brig. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Sweet, George Dunbar; Investor: Vernon,Wm; Investor: Vernon, Samuel. The voyage began at Newport on 5 September 1774. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Iles de Los (Sierra Leone). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Montego Bay. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 6.0%.

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