EVENT INFORMATION

2
July
1739

The slave ship Sagesse completed the voyage after transporting enslaved Africans to Haiti.

← Back to Dashboard
📅 2 July 1739 📍 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.

Log in to like or bookmark this story.
🔖 Bookmark