EVENT INFORMATION

2
August
1792

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

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📅 2 August 1792 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Governor Parry; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 165. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Backhouse, John; Investor: Rutson, William; Captain: Powell, John; Investor: Powell, John. The voyage began at Liverpool on 2 August 1792. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Recorded resistance: Revolt by enslaved people. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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