EVENT INFORMATION

5
October
1729

The slave ship Charlemagne completed the voyage after transporting enslaved Africans to Haiti.

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📅 5 October 1729 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Charlemagne; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 305.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Artaud, René; Captain: Fourneau, André; Captain: Joys, Jacques. The voyage began at Nantes on 5 December 1727. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Petit-Goâve. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 142 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 18.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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