EVENT INFORMATION

11
October
1698

The slave ship Whidah arrived with enslaved Africans in Jamaica. About 294 people had been taken aboard and approximately 250 arrived.

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📅 11 October 1698 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Whidah; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 269.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Warren, John; Investor: Burwell, Hamey. The voyage began at London. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea Islands, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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