EVENT INFORMATION

4
August
1786

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

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📅 4 August 1786 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Betty; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 305.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Copeland, Jno; Investor: Copeland, Jno; Captain: Backhouse, Gerard; Investor: Backhouse, Gerard. The voyage began at Liverpool on 4 August 1786. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 42 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 1.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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