EVENT INFORMATION

21
May
1736

The slave ship Mercure left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Haiti. About 435 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 21 May 1736 📍 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; Captain: Abraham, Jean. The voyage began at Nantes on 14 September 1735. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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