EVENT INFORMATION

31
May
1788

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

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📅 31 May 1788 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Bonny Lad; flag: Great Britain; rig: Schooner; estimated standardized tonnage: 43. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Jones, James; Captain: McArthur; Captain: Campbell. The voyage began at Bristol on 31 May 1788. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Africa, port unspecified (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Montego Bay.

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