EVENT INFORMATION

5
September
1791

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

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📅 5 September 1791 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Royal Charlotte; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 260. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Jones, James; Captain: Soutar, James. The voyage began at Bristol on 5 September 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 outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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