EVENT INFORMATION

20
May
1777

The slave ship Swallow left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Jamaica. About 337 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 20 May 1777 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Swallow; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Nelson, Geo; Investor: Nelson, Geo; Investor: Savage, Richard; Captain: Saunders, James; Investor: Saunders, James; Captain: Lowe, James; Investor: Lowe, James; Investor: Pringle, Hugh; Captain: Dobson, John; Investor: Dobson, John. The voyage began at Liverpool on 28 November 1776. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Anomabu (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Sold in the Americas after disembarking enslaved people.

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