EVENT INFORMATION

16
July
1775

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

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📅 16 July 1775 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Mary; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 128.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Spuritt, John; Investor: Wetherhead, C. The voyage began at Liverpool on 16 July 1775. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Windward Coast, place unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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