EVENT INFORMATION

19
July
1775

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

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📅 19 July 1775 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Knight; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 305.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Dennison, Walter; Investor: Dennison, Walter; Investor: Galley, Jno; Investor: Knight, J; Investor: Tomlinson, Jno; Investor: Leigh, Hugh Hind; Investor: Elworthy, Jno. The voyage began at Liverpool on 19 July 1775. 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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