EVENT INFORMATION

9
August
1704

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

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๐Ÿ“… 9 August 1704 ๐Ÿ“ Jamaica

Vessel: Siam; flag: Great Britain. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Reid, William; Captain: Clark, James. The voyage began at London on 9 August 1704. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 9.4%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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