EVENT INFORMATION

17
May
1775

The slave ship Knight completed the voyage after transporting enslaved Africans to Jamaica.

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📅 17 May 1775 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Knight; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 305.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Beatty, Robert; Captain: Dennison, Walter; Investor: Dennison, Walter; Investor: Galley, Jno; Investor: Knight, J; Investor: Tomlinson, Jno; Investor: Leigh, Hugh Hind; Investor: Elworthy, Jno; Captain: Wilson, Wm. The voyage began at Liverpool on 12 July 1774. 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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