EVENT INFORMATION

19
June
1749

The slave ship Cerf arrived with enslaved Africans in Haiti. About 559 people had been taken aboard and approximately 499 arrived.

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📅 19 June 1749 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Cerf; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 272.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: De Lesnage de La Motte; Captain: Dufresne de Pontcieux, J-Fr. The voyage began at Saint-Malo on 27 August 1748. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Loango (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 57 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 11.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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