EVENT INFORMATION

7
March
1738

The slave ship Saint Michel arrived with enslaved Africans in Haiti. About 435 people had been taken aboard and approximately 415 arrived.

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📅 7 March 1738 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Saint Michel; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 398.1. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Fontené, C. Boquet de; Investor: Compagnie des Indes. The voyage began at Lorient on 10 December 1737. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Saint-Louis (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cayes (Les). Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 38 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 5.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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