EVENT INFORMATION

7
July
1755

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

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๐Ÿ“… 7 July 1755 ๐Ÿ“ Haiti

Vessel: Jupiter; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 398.1. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Belin, Etienne; Captain: Lavillemarais, de. The voyage began at La Rochelle on 7 July 1755. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Franรงais. Recorded outcome: Some enslaved people removed by pirates/privateers.

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