EVENT INFORMATION

20
May
1742

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

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📅 20 May 1742 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Elisabeth; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 272.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Ellis, Guillaume; Captain: Vignes, Pierre de. The voyage began at Nantes on 20 May 1742. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Epe (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cayes (Les). Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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