EVENT INFORMATION

8
August
1806

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

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📅 8 August 1806 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Eagle; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 186. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Mills, Michael; Investor: Lyon, Thomas; Investor: Bibby, John; Investor: Highfield, John; Captain: Webster, Thomas; Investor: Webster, Thomas; Investor: Winstergith, John. The voyage began at Liverpool on 8 August 1806. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cameroons (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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