EVENT INFORMATION

1
August
1789

The slave ship King Pepple arrived with enslaved Africans in Jamaica. About 328 people had been taken aboard and approximately 300 arrived.

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📅 1 August 1789 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: King Pepple; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 323. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Boats, William; Investor: Boats, William; Captain: Seaman, Thomas; Investor: Seaman, Thomas; Investor: Percival, James; Captain: Briscoe, Thomas. The voyage began at Liverpool on 21 March 1789. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea Islands, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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