EVENT INFORMATION

6
December
1731

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

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📅 6 December 1731 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Elisabeth; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 101.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Brouet, Jacques; Captain: Tessier, Pierre. The voyage began at Nantes on 6 December 1731. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Africa, port unspecified (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Léogane. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 90 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 8.0%. Recorded outcome: Condemned - Americas after disembarkation.

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