EVENT INFORMATION

15
June
1796

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

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📅 15 June 1796 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Lottery; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 326. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Leyland, Thomas; Captain: Stringer, William; Investor: Stringer, William. The voyage began at Liverpool on 15 June 1796. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 1.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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