EVENT INFORMATION

2
June
1796

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

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๐Ÿ“… 2 June 1796 ๐Ÿ“ Jamaica

Vessel: Tarleton; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 306. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Tarleton, John; Investor: Tarleton, John; Investor: Backhouse, Dan; Captain: Cannell. The voyage began at Liverpool on 2 June 1796. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea Islands, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Recorded outcome: Captured by the French - after enslaved people disembarked.

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