EVENT INFORMATION

8
June
1793

The slave ship Courier arrived with enslaved Africans in Jamaica. About 277 people had been taken aboard and approximately 253 arrived.

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📅 8 June 1793 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Courier; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 167. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Wilson, Charles; Investor: Wilson, Charles; Captain: Hammond, Benj; Investor: Hammond, Benj; Captain: Colley, Jas Eckly; Investor: Colley, Jas Eckly; Captain: Begg, William; Investor: Begg, William; Captain: Beale, Richard P; Captain: Rigby. The voyage began at Liverpool on 20 September 1792. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bissagos (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Falmouth (Jam). Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 32 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 9.0%. Recorded outcome: Captured before disembarking enslaved people; vessel recaptured or released subsequently.

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