EVENT INFORMATION

26
July
1715

The slave ship Dunwich Merchant departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Panama.

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📅 26 July 1715 📍 Panama

Vessel: Dunwich Merchant; flag: Great Britain; rig: Buque; estimated standardized tonnage: 349.7. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Blake, John; Captain: Boyle, Samuel; Investor: South Sea Company. The voyage began at London on 26 July 1715. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Jacquin (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Portobelo. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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