EVENT INFORMATION

27
March
1742

The slave ship Bons Enfants began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Haiti.

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📅 27 March 1742 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Bons Enfants; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 236.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Rabiteau, Jacques; Captain: La Borne, Germain; Captain: Dassarit, Louis. The voyage began at Nantes on 23 October 1741. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: West Central Africa and St Helena, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 77 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 22.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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