EVENT INFORMATION

22
May
1800

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

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📅 22 May 1800 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Esther; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 340. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Caldcleugh, Alexander; Investor: Boyd, Edwd; Captain: Bowers, Stephen; Captain: Main, James; Captain: Abbot. The voyage began at London on 22 May 1800. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Mount (Cape Grand Mount) (Windward Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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