EVENT INFORMATION

25
February
1751

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

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📅 25 February 1751 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Espoir; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 272.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Jarreaux, Guillaume; Captain: De Belouan, Pierre. The voyage began at Bordeaux on 25 February 1751. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Princes Island (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Condemned - Americas after disembarkation.

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