EVENT INFORMATION

31
December
1719

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

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๐Ÿ“… 31 December 1719 ๐Ÿ“ Jamaica

Vessel: Cornwall; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 254.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Ruddock, Noblet; Captain: Rowles, Charles. The voyage began at Bristol on 31 December 1719. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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