EVENT INFORMATION

6
February
1724

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

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📅 6 February 1724 📍 Cuba

Vessel: Russell; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Eyres, William; Investor: South Sea Company. The voyage began at London on 6 February 1724. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Coast Castle (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified.

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