EVENT INFORMATION

6
March
1753

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

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📅 6 March 1753 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Moresse; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 305.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Michel; Investor: Grou; Captain: Bourau de Vaumulon, Pierre. The voyage began at Nantes on 18 November 1752. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Badagry/Apa (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint-Marc. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 220 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 36.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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