EVENT INFORMATION

7
September
1799

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

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๐Ÿ“… 7 September 1799 ๐Ÿ“ Jamaica

Vessel: Bacchus; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 311. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Milburne, Isaac; Investor: Weston, John; Captain: Bachope, James; Investor: Bachope, James; Captain: Lea, James; Captain: Ford, John. The voyage began at Liverpool on 7 September 1799. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Montego Bay. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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