EVENT INFORMATION

6
June
1731

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

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📅 6 June 1731 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Nestor; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 272.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: La Brouillière, Marc; Captain: Nègre, Joseph. The voyage began at Nantes on 6 June 1731. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Jacquin (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 107 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 8.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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