The slave ship Valeur arrived with enslaved Africans in Haiti. About 550 people had been taken aboard and approximately 527 arrived.

Vessel: Valeur; flag: France; rig: Fregat; estimated standardized tonnage: 409.1. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Thibaudière, F. Taffu de la; Investor: Compagnie des Indes. The voyage began at Lorient on 22 January 1740. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gorée (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Léogane. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 41 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 4.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.