EVENT INFORMATION

21
December
1739

The slave ship Reine de France began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Haiti.

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📅 21 December 1739 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Reine de France; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 272.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Berthrand; Investor: Berthrand, Nicholas; Captain: Aubrée Du Tertre. The voyage began at Nantes on 29 October 1739. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Epe (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Léogane. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 109 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 4.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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