EVENT INFORMATION

17
October
1724

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

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📅 17 October 1724 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Cardigan; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 354.1. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Cross, William; Investor: South Sea Company. The voyage began at London on 17 October 1724. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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