EVENT INFORMATION

29
August
1750

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

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📅 29 August 1750 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Chercheur; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 110.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Wailch, Antoine; Captain: Perron, Jacques. The voyage began at Nantes on 29 August 1750. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cabinda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 56 days. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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