EVENT INFORMATION

14
August
1724

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

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📅 14 August 1724 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Martha; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 164.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Bull, Stephen; Investor: Morice, Humphry; Captain: Capelle, William. The voyage began at London on 14 August 1724. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded resistance: Revolt by enslaved people.

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