EVENT INFORMATION

3
August
1738

The slave ship Sagesse left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Haiti. About 494 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 3 August 1738 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Sagesse; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 272.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: La Brouillière, Marc; Captain: Sarrebourse, Jacques. The voyage began at Nantes on 10 October 1737. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bight of Benin, place unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 144 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 48.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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