EVENT INFORMATION

27
December
1750

The slave ship Espérance arrived with enslaved Africans in Martinique. About 209 people had been taken aboard and approximately 185 arrived.

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📅 27 December 1750 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Espérance; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 254.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Roche, Nicolas; Investor: Roche, Nicolas; Captain: Huel, Guillaume; Captain: Rimbaud, Pierre. The voyage began at Nantes on 7 September 1749. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Epe (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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