EVENT INFORMATION

28
August
1704

The slave ship Way Gally arrived with enslaved Africans in Jamaica. About 300 people had been taken aboard and approximately 256 arrived.

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📅 28 August 1704 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Way Gally; flag: Great Britain. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Abbot, Richard; Investor: Merret, Thomas; Investor: Houlditch, Abraham; Investor: Brooke, Robert; Investor: Ways, Benjamin. The voyage began at London on 3 January 1704. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 14.7%.

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