Arriving at Kingston, Samuel finds the place decimated by Yellow Fever. Soon, he begins to lose his crew to illness and desertion. Amidst the slave ships, unsanitary conditions of the town and dishonest merchants, Samuel wishes nothing more than to return to England.

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Interested in true history stories? This podcast is for you! The Journal of Samuel Kelly is a detailed diary kept by an 18th century sailor. It was discovered approximately 100 years after his death. The book is out of print with its final printing occurring around 1925 by the Fredrick A Stokes company.