EVENT INFORMATION

12
August
1753

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

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📅 12 August 1753 📍 Haiti

Vessel: César; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 146.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Thiercelin, Roland; Investor: Thiercelin, Roland; Captain: La Haye, Pierre de. The voyage began at Nantes on 16 June 1753. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Epe (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cayes (Les). Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 84 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 9.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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