EVENT INFORMATION

26
March
1793

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

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📅 26 March 1793 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Peggy; flag: Great Britain; rig: Barque; estimated standardized tonnage: 159. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Pickop, Thomas; Captain: Smith, John; Investor: Smith, John; Captain: Ward, Robert; Investor: Ward, Robert; Investor: Denney, Plato. The voyage began at Liverpool on 26 March 1793. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Sierra Leone estuary. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 6.0%. Recorded outcome: Sold in the Americas after disembarking enslaved people.

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