EVENT INFORMATION

1
October
1793

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

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📅 1 October 1793 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Spy; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 334. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Wilson, Thomas; Investor: Wilson, Thomas; Investor: Sargent, John; Investor: Parry, Thomas; Investor: Rolleston, Robert; Investor: Barnard, Daniel; Investor: Wheeler, Charles John; Investor: Higginson, Edmund; Investor: Chambers, Christopher; Investor: Parry, William (Jr); Investor: Ludlum, James; Investor: Parry, William (Sr). The voyage began at London on 1 October 1793. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: West Central Africa and St Helena, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 1.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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