EVENT INFORMATION

16
January
1729

The slave ship Mercure arrived with enslaved Africans in Haiti. About 472 people had been taken aboard and approximately 445 arrived.

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📅 16 January 1729 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Mercure; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 272.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Baugin, Pierre; Investor: Leray de La Clartais. The voyage began at Nantes on 31 May 1728. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 103 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 6.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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