EVENT INFORMATION

26
July
1790

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

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๐Ÿ“… 26 July 1790 ๐Ÿ“ Jamaica

Vessel: Royal Charlotte; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 78. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Wright, Mungo; Investor: Wright, Mungo; Investor: Hunter, R; Investor: Hunter, H; Captain: Smerdon, Thomas. The voyage began at Bristol on 26 July 1790. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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