EVENT INFORMATION

14
August
1743

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

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📅 14 August 1743 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Amitié; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 272.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Seigne, Guillaume de; Captain: Laly, Mathurin de. The voyage began at Nantes on 14 August 1743. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Windward + Ivory + Gold + Benin (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 90 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 19.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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