EVENT INFORMATION

23
July
1755

The slave ship Marquise arrived with enslaved Africans in Haiti. About 407 people had been taken aboard and approximately 392 arrived.

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📅 23 July 1755 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Marquise; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 365.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: La Clauserie, Bertrand de; Captain: Talbot, Antoine. The voyage began at Nantes on 13 September 1754. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Malembo (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 53 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 4.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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