EVENT INFORMATION

13
January
1753

The slave ship Charles began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Haiti.

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📅 13 January 1753 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Charles; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 305.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Michel; Investor: Grou; Captain: Delaly, Mathurin. The voyage began at Nantes on 28 September 1752. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Léogane. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 105 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 6.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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