EVENT INFORMATION

24
June
1789

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

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📅 24 June 1789 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Brothers; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 325. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Dawson, John; Investor: Dawson, John; Captain: Sherwood, William; Investor: Sherwood, William. The voyage began at Liverpool on 24 June 1789. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea Islands, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 50 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 14.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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