EVENT INFORMATION

20
August
1740

The slave ship Amériquain departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Haiti.

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📅 20 August 1740 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Amériquain; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 236.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Brée Du Vivier, René; Investor: Thoret, André. The voyage began at Nantes on 20 August 1740. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Epe (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 5.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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