EVENT INFORMATION

23
March
1788

The slave ship Preston completed the voyage after transporting enslaved Africans to Jamaica.

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📅 23 March 1788 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Preston; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 100. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Earle, Thomas; Captain: Earle, William; Investor: Earle, William; Captain: Brighouse, William. The voyage began at Liverpool on 15 February 1786. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 39.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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