EVENT INFORMATION

12
August
1700

The slave ship Whidah arrived with enslaved Africans in Jamaica. About 318 people had been taken aboard and approximately 270 arrived.

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📅 12 August 1700 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Whidah; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 269.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Warren, John; Investor: Palmer, Anthony; Investor: Berdsoe, James; Investor: Russell, Henry; Investor: Merret, Thomas; Investor: Shepherd, Samuel; Investor: Wagstaff, James; Investor: Bookey, Jonathan. The voyage began at London on 14 November 1699. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bight of Benin, place unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified.

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