EVENT INFORMATION

28
August
1791

The slave ship Benson began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Jamaica.

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📅 28 August 1791 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Benson; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 204. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Dickson, William; Captain: Lancelott, Hugh. The voyage began at Liverpool on 1 July 1791. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea Islands, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 4.0%. Recorded outcome: Sold in the Americas after disembarking enslaved people.

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