EVENT INFORMATION

10
March
1791

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

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📅 10 March 1791 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Sarah; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 154. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Purnell, John; Investor: Purnell, John; Investor: Rogers, James; Investor: Laroche, James; Investor: Fydell, Richard; Captain: Goodrich, John; Investor: Goodrich, John; Investor: Fydell, Samuel. The voyage began at Bristol on 10 March 1791. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 89 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 18.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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